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Rowe Well Picnic Area

Rowe Well Picnic Area from directly overhead

Rowe Well Picnic Area is a picnic site in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,010 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Abyss, a cliff 2.0 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2010 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.03161, -112.17360

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Springs: 29
Attractions: 18
  • Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 2.5 mi
  • Grand Canyon: 3.3 mi
  • Grand Canyon South Rim: 3.9 mi
  • Grand Canyon: 4.2 mi
  • Cedar Ridge: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Parks: 3
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 4.0 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 6.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 12.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Boat Beach: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 4.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 13.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Rowe Well Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragon HeadN 358°2,362 m11.5 mi
Wotans ThroneENE 67°2,360 m12.9 mi
Oza ButteNNE 30°2,346 m12.0 mi
Shiva TempleN 4°2,321 m9.2 mi
Brahma TempleNE 48°2,275 m10.2 mi
Deva TempleNE 43°2,224 m11.5 mi
Sinking ShipESE 103°2,206 m12.3 mi
Buddha TempleNNE 26°2,175 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:41
June solstice05:1319:1119:50
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3616:3917:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323439455363686660493931
Precip in1.81.21.90.60.40.22.32.21.51.20.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP 2, 2 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359256215

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