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Cedar Spring

Cedar Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,020 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is The Alligator, a peak 0.8 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 10 miles off.

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Coordinates36.08892, -112.17817

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 35
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 4
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 2.9 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 4.7 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 9.5 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 24.8 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Boat Beach: 5.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Cedar Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragon HeadN 359°2,362 m7.5 mi
Wotans ThroneE 85°2,360 m12.2 mi
Oza ButteNE 44°2,346 m9.0 mi
Shiva TempleN 10°2,321 m5.3 mi
Brahma TempleENE 70°2,275 m8.3 mi
Deva TempleENE 62°2,224 m9.2 mi
Guinevere CastleNNW 338°2,203 m12.7 mi
Buddha TempleNE 45°2,175 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:41
June solstice05:1319:1219:50
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3716:3917:19

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, 3 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: year-round — fullest in Jan, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pump House Wash Spring Near Grand Canyon, AZ, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

In the park

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).

Wildlife nearby
  • Stansbury's Cliffrose65 obs
  • Utah Agave56 obs
  • Rock Squirrel56 obs
  • Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay56 obs
  • Colorado Pinyon50 obs
  • Wapiti49 obs
  • Bighorn Sheep43 obs
  • Common Raven39 obs

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006086235

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