Cliff Dweller Spring
Cliff Dweller Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,274 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the north, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Canyon North Rim, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 1 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bright Angel Point: 1.1 mi
- Uncle Jim Point: 1.6 mi
- Widforss Point: 2.1 mi
- Manzanita Point: 2.8 mi
- Komo Point: 2.9 mi
- Oza Butte: 1.5 mi
- Manu Temple: 2.9 mi
- Clement Powell Butte: 4.0 mi
- Deva Temple: 4.0 mi
- Buddha Temple: 4.1 mi
- Roaring Springs: 1.6 mi
- Roaring Springs: 1.7 mi
- Roaring Springs: 1.8 mi
- Outlet Spring: 2.6 mi
- Upper Thompson Spring: 3.8 mi
- Grand Canyon North Rim: 0.8 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 6.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 7.0 mi
- Grand Canyon: 7.6 mi
- Kolb Arch: 7.6 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 8.4 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 12.9 mi
- désert point: 17.4 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 19.1 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 1.8 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 2.7 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 3.2 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 2.7 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 7.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 9.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 14.9 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 10.0 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 11.1 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 16.4 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 17.2 mi
- Boat Beach: 7.3 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 7.8 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 9.5 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 13.5 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 2.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Cliff Dweller Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | N 350° | 2,718 m | 6.4 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NE 40° | 2,566 m | 9.7 mi |
| Tritle Peak | ENE 78° | 2,505 m | 6.6 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | NE 45° | 2,469 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Hayden | NE 48° | 2,450 m | 7.0 mi |
| Brady Peak | ENE 64° | 2,440 m | 6.1 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | E 94° | 2,414 m | 8.7 mi |
| Dragon Head | W 266° | 2,362 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, under a mile away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 10,580 | 10,655 | 11,310 | 15,948 | 25,512 | 30,013 | 18,296 | 14,097 | 11,624 | 10,107 | 10,311 | 10,300 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Colorado River Near Grand Canyon, AZ, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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).
- Gambel Oak118 obs
- Abert's Squirrel99 obs
- Steller's Jay91 obs
- Plateau Fence Lizard90 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco89 obs
- Greater Short-horned Lizard88 obs
- quaking aspen66 obs
- Rock Squirrel60 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2006086735
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 11 mi
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