Wotans Throne
Wotans Throne rises to 2,360 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Royal, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 8.3 miles off.
The story
Summit in the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Wikidata Q49091032, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,360 m
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 9 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Freya Castle: 1.4 mi
- Krishna Shrine: 1.7 mi
- Vishnu Temple: 1.7 mi
- Angels Gate: 1.9 mi
- Hall Butte: 1.9 mi
- Cape Royal: 1.1 mi
- Honan Point: 2.5 mi
- Francois Matthes Point: 3.7 mi
- Cape Final: 3.9 mi
- Ariel Point: 4.0 mi
- Cliff Spring: 1.4 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 6.0 mi
- Miners Spring: 6.1 mi
- Roaring Springs: 7.5 mi
- Burro Spring: 8.0 mi
- Angels Window: 1.3 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Natural Arch: 7.4 mi
- Grand Canyon: 7.6 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 7.7 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 2.3 mi
- désert point: 8.6 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 14.3 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 24.4 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 6.4 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 7.6 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 9.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 16.2 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 21.2 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 3.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 6.5 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 7.0 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 8.2 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 8.2 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 9.2 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 10.7 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 13.0 mi
- Boat Beach: 7.3 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 8.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 9.6 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Native market: 18.3 mi
- Saddle Mountain Wilderness: 21.7 mi
- Anita: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Wotans Throne. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tritle Peak | N 5° | 2,505 m | 8.3 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | NNE 25° | 2,414 m | 7.0 mi |
| Oza Butte | NW 312° | 2,346 m | 8.0 mi |
| Desert View Point | ESE 120° | 2,279 m | 8.7 mi |
| Brahma Temple | WNW 292° | 2,275 m | 4.7 mi |
| Deva Temple | NW 309° | 2,224 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hollenback Point | SE 144° | 2,220 m | 7.0 mi |
| Papago Point | SE 143° | 2,220 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phantom RCH, 8 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359253680
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 11 mi
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