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Cheyava Falls

Cheyava Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Cheyava Falls is a waterfall in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,807 m. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Honan Point, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 5.7 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1807 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.14616, -111.97477

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Springs: 34
Attractions: 23
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 5
  • Cottonwood Campground: 4.0 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 7.4 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 9.9 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 14.2 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 22.5 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Ribbon Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Upper Ribbon Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 7.2 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 4.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Cheyava Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tritle PeakNNE 15°2,505 m5.6 mi
Brady PeakN 5°2,440 m6.7 mi
Siegfried PyreNE 47°2,414 m5.1 mi
Wotans ThroneSSE 164°2,360 m3.0 mi
Kibbey ButteN 358°2,349 m7.1 mi
Oza ButteWNW 296°2,346 m5.8 mi
Hancock ButteN 0°2,334 m8.0 mi
Alsap ButteN 11°2,281 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5218:26
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272834404958636155443427
Precip in3.63.52.91.60.80.41.82.71.91.81.41.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 7 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Apr–Jul — fullest in Jun, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs10,58010,65511,31015,94825,51230,01318,29614,09711,62410,10710,31110,300

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Colorado River Near Grand Canyon, AZ, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

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).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5612830893

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