Miners Spring
Miners Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,331 m. Siegfried Pyre stands 2,414 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Horseshoe Mesa, a peak 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 28.6 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 14 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Mesa: 0.6 mi
- Berry Butte: 1.7 mi
- Coronado Butte: 1.8 mi
- Sinking Ship: 2.0 mi
- Buggeln Hill: 2.7 mi
- Ayer Point: 1.5 mi
- Grandview Point: 1.6 mi
- South Rim: 2.2 mi
- Zuni Point: 3.3 mi
- Pinal Point: 5.7 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 0.7 mi
- Cliff Spring: 7.6 mi
- Pipe Spring: 8.2 mi
- Burro Spring: 8.3 mi
- Cedar Spring: 12.6 mi
- Duck on a rock: 5.2 mi
- Angels Window: 7.3 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 7.3 mi
- Natural Arch: 8.1 mi
- Grand Canyon: 8.3 mi
- désert point: 8.1 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 8.3 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 13.7 mi
- Willows Camp: 20.4 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 9.0 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 9.7 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 11.3 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 22.0 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 22.1 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 5.9 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 8.8 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 9.1 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 9.9 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 9.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 10.9 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 11.4 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 12.7 mi
- Native market: 15.7 mi
- Native Market: 18.5 mi
- Little Colorado Native Market: 23.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 8.8 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 9.6 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 9.7 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Anita: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Miners Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Pyre | NNE 16° | 2,414 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wotans Throne | N 6° | 2,360 m | 6.1 mi |
| Oza Butte | NNW 335° | 2,346 m | 12.7 mi |
| Desert View Point | ENE 78° | 2,279 m | 8.4 mi |
| Brahma Temple | NNW 335° | 2,275 m | 8.7 mi |
| Deva Temple | NNW 340° | 2,224 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hollenback Point | E 85° | 2,220 m | 4.9 mi |
| Papago Point | E 85° | 2,220 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon E Entrance, 8 mi 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, 9 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).
- Common Raven41 obs
- Gambel Oak40 obs
- Turkey Vulture37 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard35 obs
- Colorado Pinyon27 obs
- Stansbury's Cliffrose26 obs
- Plateau Fence Lizard21 obs
- Cottontop Cactus17 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/2006091746
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 10 mi
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