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Burnt Canyon Spring

Burnt Canyon Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Burnt Canyon Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,253 m. Mount Dellenbaugh stands 2,132 m to the east-northeast, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Burnt Canyon Point, a peak 1.5 miles away. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.07000, -113.66245

92 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 43
Peaks: 21
  • Burnt Canyon Point: 1.5 mi
  • Tincanebitts Point: 4.8 mi
  • Mount Dellenbaugh: 7.3 mi
  • Castle Peak: 9.4 mi
  • Yellow John Mountain: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
Waterfalls: 4
Attractions: 2
Historic sites: 1
  • Tassi Ranch: 20.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnt Canyon Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DellenbaughENE 68°2,132 m7.3 mi
Poverty MountainNNE 22°2,068 m24.7 mi
Yellow John MountainENE 62°2,056 m12.1 mi
Last Chance KnollN 353°2,054 m23.0 mi
Grassy MountainNE 37°2,008 m18.0 mi
Blue MountainSE 127°2,002 m13.9 mi
Castle PeakNNE 34°1,989 m9.4 mi
Price PointESE 113°1,941 m14.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:1318:47
June solstice05:1919:1719:56
September equinox06:2317:5918:33
December solstice07:4216:4517:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464856637384898881675445
Precip in0.80.80.60.50.10.11.20.50.50.90.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadview 1W, 23 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).

  • Utah Agave1 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006086086

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