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Hanging Springs

Hanging Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Hanging Springs is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,020 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Point, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road passes 14 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.47547, -111.84636

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cane Cairn: 3.4 mi
  • Point Hansbrough: 6.6 mi
  • Shinumo Altar: 7.8 mi
  • Cinyon Otah: 11.8 mi
  • Barbenceta Butte: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 42
Springs: 42
  • Vaseys Paradise: 1.7 mi
  • Silver Grotto: 3.8 mi
  • Tater Canyon Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Tater Canyon Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Cane Springs: 13.4 mi
Attractions: 15
  • Redwall Cavern: 1.1 mi
  • The Bridge of Sighs: 1.4 mi
  • Vaseys Paradise: 1.6 mi
  • Saddle Canyon: 8.7 mi
  • Dog Canyon Apron: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Parks: 3
  • House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 7.5 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 11.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 2
  • Walhalla Glades: 24.2 mi
  • Copper Mine Trading Post: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Sandbar: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 22.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Hanging Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillSW 227°2,718 m18.1 mi
V T HillW 263°2,705 m16.1 mi
Telephone HillWNW 286°2,697 m18.2 mi
Saddle MountainSSW 207°2,566 m12.7 mi
Tritle PeakSSW 198°2,505 m18.3 mi
Sullivan PeakSSW 208°2,469 m16.3 mi
Mount HaydenSSW 206°2,450 m15.6 mi
Brady PeakSSW 202°2,440 m17.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0518:39
June solstice05:1019:1119:50
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3616:3617:16

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272834404958636155443427
Precip in3.63.52.91.60.80.41.82.71.91.81.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 22 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).

  • Crimson Monkeyflower7 obs
  • black maidenhair fern5 obs
  • Utah Agave5 obs
  • Cottontop Cactus5 obs
  • Ornate Tree Lizard4 obs
  • Sacred Datura3 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard2 obs
  • western poison ivy2 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/2006088864

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