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Zoroaster Temple

Zoroaster Temple, seen from above at true elevation

Zoroaster Temple rises to 2,172 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the northeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Brahma Temple, a peak 0.9 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 5.6 miles off.

The story

Mountain summit in Arizona, United States

Wikidata Q49091489, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2172 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.11859, -112.04545

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 32
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
Parks: 4
  • Bright Angel Campground: 3.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 3.6 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 5.5 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 18.1 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 2.8 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 3.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 4.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Native market: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Zoroaster Temple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tritle PeakNE 37°2,505 m9.1 mi
Brady PeakNNE 28°2,440 m9.7 mi
Siegfried PyreNE 55°2,414 m9.4 mi
Dragon HeadNW 306°2,362 m9.3 mi
Wotans ThroneESE 101°2,360 m4.8 mi
Kibbey ButteNNE 22°2,349 m9.8 mi
Oza ButteNNW 345°2,346 m4.6 mi
Shiva TempleWNW 296°2,321 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465259677686908780685646
Precip in1.01.00.90.40.40.20.91.50.91.00.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phantom RCH, 3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359253795

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