Powell Spring
Powell Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,899 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fire Point, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 13 miles off.
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 26.6 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 14 mi
- Coconino Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fire Point: 0.7 mi
- Swamp Point: 0.8 mi
- Rose Point: 1.8 mi
- Stina Point: 2.1 mi
- Timp Point: 2.5 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 2.6 mi
- King Crest: 4.9 mi
- Masonic Temple: 4.9 mi
- Elaine Castle: 5.0 mi
- Holy Grail Temple: 5.7 mi
- Lower Two Spring: 3.2 mi
- Upper Two Spring: 3.6 mi
- Cougar Spring: 3.9 mi
- Pasture Spring: 4.0 mi
- Timp Spring: 4.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 2.3 mi
- Thunder Spring: 6.6 mi
- The Blowdown: 11.8 mi
- Royal Arch: 11.9 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 6.6 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 19.5 mi
- Havasu Falls: 19.9 mi
- Navajo Falls: 20.0 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 21.4 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 22.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 22.5 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 14.5 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 21.2 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 22.1 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 21.9 mi
- Boat Beach: 22.6 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 22.5 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 23.2 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 23.5 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Powell Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | ESE 103° | 2,718 m | 15.7 mi |
| V T Hill | ENE 60° | 2,705 m | 14.3 mi |
| Telephone Hill | NE 38° | 2,697 m | 17.6 mi |
| Dragon Head | SE 136° | 2,362 m | 14.2 mi |
| Shiva Temple | SE 139° | 2,321 m | 16.7 mi |
| Elaine Castle | SE 125° | 2,232 m | 5.0 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | SE 139° | 2,222 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | N 359° | 2,221 m | 19.1 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 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 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, 19 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).
- Western Rattlesnake5 obs
- California Condor3 obs
- Mule Deer2 obs
- Python Skipper2 obs
- Northern Cloudywing2 obs
- Wild Turkey1 obs
- Dusky Grouse1 obs
- Canyon Wren1 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/2006092282
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 24 mi
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