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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
1,807 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.14616, -111.97477

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs
Springs: 31
Attractions: 19
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
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Native market: 20.8 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 PeakNNE2,505 m5.6 mi
Brady PeakN2,440 m6.7 mi
Siegfried PyreNE2,414 m5.1 mi
Wotans ThroneSSE2,360 m3.0 mi
Kibbey ButteN2,349 m7.1 mi
Oza ButteWNW2,346 m5.8 mi
Hancock ButteN2,334 m8.0 mi
Alsap ButteN2,281 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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