Outlet Spring
Outlet Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 2,434 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the north-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cliff Dweller Spring, a spring 2.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 3 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Widforss Point: 3.5 mi
- Tiyo Point: 3.7 mi
- Uncle Jim Point: 3.7 mi
- Bright Angel Point: 3.8 mi
- Manzanita Point: 5.4 mi
- Oza Butte: 3.6 mi
- Manu Temple: 4.3 mi
- The Colonnade: 4.6 mi
- Lindbergh Hill: 4.8 mi
- Dragon Head: 4.9 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 2.6 mi
- Upper Thompson Spring: 3.3 mi
- Robbers Roost Spring: 3.7 mi
- Roaring Springs: 4.3 mi
- Roaring Springs: 4.3 mi
- Grand Canyon North Rim: 3.4 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 8.3 mi
- Kolb Arch: 8.3 mi
- Natural Arch: 8.6 mi
- Mystic Falls: 8.7 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 3.6 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 4.9 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 5.4 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 9.0 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 23.1 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 5.2 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 8.8 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 10.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 16.1 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 23.9 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 11.0 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 13.0 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 17.6 mi
- désert point: 20.0 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 11.2 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 12.0 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 17.7 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 19.8 mi
- Boat Beach: 8.8 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 8.9 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 10.5 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 4.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Outlet Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | NNE 12° | 2,718 m | 4.8 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NE 55° | 2,566 m | 10.2 mi |
| Tritle Peak | E 92° | 2,505 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | ENE 67° | 2,469 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Hayden | ENE 67° | 2,450 m | 8.0 mi |
| Brady Peak | E 82° | 2,440 m | 7.7 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | ESE 101° | 2,414 m | 11.0 mi |
| Dragon Head | WSW 245° | 2,362 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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, 2 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).
- Greater Short-horned Lizard18 obs
- quaking aspen12 obs
- white fir9 obs
- Abert's Squirrel8 obs
- star-flowered lily-of-the-valley6 obs
- Utah Agave6 obs
- Kaibab Plateau beardtongue6 obs
- woodland pinedrops5 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/2006091733
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 12 mi
Take the scenic way to Outlet Spring.
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