Deer Spring
Deer Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 887 m. V T Hill stands 2,705 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Creek Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 21 miles off.
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 22 mi
- Coconino Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cogswell Butte: 1.0 mi
- Bridgers Knoll: 3.4 mi
- Great Thumb Point: 4.0 mi
- Great Thumb Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Fishtail Mesa: 4.8 mi
- Tahuta Point: 2.6 mi
- Monument Point: 4.0 mi
- Fishtail Point: 4.7 mi
- Gatagama Point: 5.3 mi
- Stanton Point: 6.2 mi
- Tapeats Spring: 4.0 mi
- Indian Hollow Spring: 5.4 mi
- Crazy Jug Spring: 7.1 mi
- Upper Cottonwood Spring: 8.4 mi
- Lower Cottonwood Spring: 8.5 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 0.8 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 2.4 mi
- Havasu Falls: 14.8 mi
- Mooney Falls: 14.9 mi
- Navajo Falls: 15.0 mi
- Thunder Spring: 2.4 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Natural Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Royal Arch: 14.7 mi
- The Blowdown: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.8 miles of Deer Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| V T Hill | E 81° | 2,705 m | 20.7 mi |
| Telephone Hill | ENE 62° | 2,697 m | 21.4 mi |
| South Oak Points | NNE 29° | 2,400 m | 19.5 mi |
| North Oak Points | NNE 29° | 2,386 m | 21.8 mi |
| Dragon Head | SE 128° | 2,362 m | 22.7 mi |
| Elaine Castle | ESE 119° | 2,232 m | 13.7 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | SE 126° | 2,222 m | 15.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNE 26° | 2,221 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:54 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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, 28 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Apr, Jul–Aug — fullest in Mar, leanest in Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 8.9 | 9.7 | 20.4 | 14.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kanab Creek Above The Mouth Near Supai, 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).
- California Barrel Cactus21 obs
- Crimson Monkeyflower10 obs
- Desert Spiny Lizard9 obs
- Common Chuckwalla8 obs
- Ornate Tree Lizard8 obs
- Brittlebush8 obs
- Echinocereus canyonensis7 obs
- Canyon Tree Frog7 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/2006087495
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