Tapeats Spring
Tapeats Spring is a spring in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,152 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridgers Knoll, a peak 1.1 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 16 miles off.
How to reach it
- 16.5 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 19 mi
- Coconino Overlook · 25 mi
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 30 mi
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bridgers Knoll: 1.1 mi
- Crazy Jug Point: 2.0 mi
- Cogswell Butte: 3.2 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Great Thumb Point: 5.2 mi
- Monument Point: 1.8 mi
- Fence Point: 2.9 mi
- Parissawampitts Point: 3.1 mi
- Locust Point: 3.9 mi
- North Timp Point: 4.0 mi
- Crazy Jug Spring: 3.3 mi
- Deer Spring: 4.0 mi
- Powell Spring: 5.8 mi
- Parissawampitts Spring: 6.3 mi
- Lower Two Spring: 7.3 mi
- Thunder Spring: 1.8 mi
- Natural Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Royal Arch: 14.9 mi
- The Blowdown: 15.1 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 1.8 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 4.5 mi
- Havasu Falls: 18.2 mi
- Navajo Falls: 18.4 mi
- Mooney Falls: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Tapeats Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | ESE 111° | 2,718 m | 20.8 mi |
| V T Hill | E 80° | 2,705 m | 16.7 mi |
| Telephone Hill | ENE 57° | 2,697 m | 17.7 mi |
| South Oak Points | NNE 19° | 2,400 m | 17.4 mi |
| North Oak Points | NNE 20° | 2,386 m | 19.7 mi |
| Dragon Head | SE 136° | 2,362 m | 20.0 mi |
| Elaine Castle | SE 131° | 2,232 m | 10.7 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | SE 138° | 2,222 m | 13.2 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 | 19:52 |
| 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, 24 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).
- Crimson Monkeyflower6 obs
- Desert Spiny Lizard6 obs
- Utah Agave3 obs
- greenstem paperflower3 obs
- Echinocereus canyonensis3 obs
- Western Whiptail2 obs
- Western Rattlesnake2 obs
- Fendler's Sandmat2 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/2006093355
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 29 mi
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