Red Rock Spring
Red Rock Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,238 m. Mount Dellenbaugh stands 2,132 m to the northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Point, a cliff 2.8 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 4.9 mi
- Mathis Spring: 5.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 6.9 mi
- Suicide Spring: 6.9 mi
- Quartermaster Springs: 7.0 mi
- Burnt Canyon Point: 5.3 mi
- Tincanebitts Point: 8.8 mi
- Mount Dellenbaugh: 9.7 mi
- Blue Mountain: 11.0 mi
- Price Point: 12.7 mi
- Twin Point: 2.8 mi
- Red Point: 4.3 mi
- Suicide Point: 6.7 mi
- Amos Point: 9.3 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 10.3 mi
- Columbine Falls: 16.4 mi
- Two Hundred and Fivemile Rapids: 17.2 mi
- Travertine Falls: 20.3 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 20.9 mi
- Grand Canyon Skywalk: 9.0 mi
- Hualapai Ranch: 9.2 mi
- Tassi Ranch: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Rock Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dellenbaugh | NE 39° | 2,132 m | 9.7 mi |
| Yellow John Mountain | NE 44° | 2,056 m | 14.6 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | NNE 28° | 2,008 m | 21.7 mi |
| Blue Mountain | ESE 109° | 2,002 m | 11.0 mi |
| Castle Peak | NNE 20° | 1,989 m | 13.5 mi |
| Iron Mountain | WSW 243° | 1,956 m | 22.9 mi |
| Price Point | E 94° | 1,941 m | 12.7 mi |
| Tincanebitts Point | NNW 329° | 1,901 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:17 | 19:55 |
| September equinox | 06:23 | 17:59 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadview 1W, 23 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).
- Frémont's Phacelia2 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard1 obs
- Banana Yucca1 obs
- Palmer's penstemon1 obs
- Jones' false cloak fern1 obs
- Curveseed Butterwort1 obs
- Arizona Bird-dropping Moth1 obs
- Baker Kingcup Cactus1 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/2006092528
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