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Seep Spring

Seep Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Seep Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,679 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Toltec Point, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 19 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates36.18175, -112.40079

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 47
Attractions: 16
Waterfalls: 11
Parks: 4
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 17.1 mi
  • Boat Beach: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Seep Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragon HeadE 85°2,362 m12.3 mi
Shiva TempleE 95°2,321 m13.4 mi
Elaine CastleNE 37°2,232 m10.7 mi
King Arthur CastleNE 52°2,222 m9.2 mi
Guinevere CastleNE 55°2,203 m9.3 mi
Buddha TempleE 97°2,175 m16.9 mi
The ColonnadeE 95°2,162 m15.5 mi
Confucius TempleE 91°2,156 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0818:42
June solstice05:1319:1319:51
September equinox06:1817:5418:28
December solstice07:3816:3917:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323439455363686660493931
Precip in1.81.21.90.60.40.22.32.21.51.20.81.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP 2, 17 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).

  • Utah Agave2 obs
  • Rock Wren1 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard1 obs
  • Gray Fox1 obs
  • Bighorn Sheep1 obs
  • Desert Collared Lizard1 obs
  • Arizona Striped Whiptail1 obs
  • Arizona thistle1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/2006093064

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