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Pipe Spring

Pipe Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Pipe Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,130 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the north-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Burro Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 9.3 miles off.

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Coordinates36.07182, -112.10229

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 32
Attractions: 21
  • Grand Canyon: 0.8 mi
  • Cedar Ridge: 0.9 mi
  • Grand Canyon South Rim: 1.0 mi
  • Natural Arch: 1.1 mi
  • Grand Canyon: 1.6 mi
Historic sites: 5
Museums: 4
Parks: 4
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 1.5 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 2.1 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 7.6 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Boat Beach: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Native market: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Pipe Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragon HeadNNW 333°2,362 m9.7 mi
Wotans ThroneENE 74°2,360 m8.3 mi
Oza ButteNNE 14°2,346 m7.9 mi
Shiva TempleNNW 333°2,321 m7.2 mi
Brahma TempleNE 41°2,275 m5.4 mi
Deva TempleNE 35°2,224 m6.8 mi
Sinking ShipSE 125°2,206 m9.8 mi
Vishnu TempleE 83°2,191 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1319:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3616:3917:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343641485667726964524233
Precip in1.81.41.31.20.70.42.32.61.61.31.11.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon Visitor CTR, under a mile away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: year-round — fullest in Jan, leanest in Jan.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs0.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Pump House Wash Spring Near Grand Canyon, AZ, 1 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

In the park

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).

Wildlife nearby
  • Rock Squirrel1,205 obs
  • Wapiti1,069 obs
  • Common Raven686 obs
  • Apache plume436 obs
  • Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay389 obs
  • Colorado Pinyon364 obs
  • fernbush322 obs
  • Plateau Fence Lizard302 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006092064

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