Pearce Ferry Rapid
Pearce Ferry Rapid is a waterfall in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. Last Chance Knoll stands 2,054 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Point, a cliff 4.4 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 15 miles off. 111 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
Rapid is formed in the silt deposited by Lake Mead, making its shape highly variable and unpredictable.
The story
class 6 rapid on the Colorado River above Lake Mead
Wikidata Q135013136, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Whitney Pocket Overlook · 28 mi
111 named places within 25 miles
- Chill Heal Spring: 5.9 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 6.4 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 8.8 mi
- Connoly Spring: 10.3 mi
- Burro Spring: 10.5 mi
- Grand Wash: 5.3 mi
- Boundary Hill: 5.8 mi
- Thumb Knob: 7.6 mi
- Powell Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Million Hills: 8.6 mi
- Center Point: 4.4 mi
- Weeping Cliffs: 5.1 mi
- Weeping Cliffs: 5.3 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Cormorant Cliffs: 5.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Skywalk: 12.9 mi
- Hualapai Ranch: 15.3 mi
- Devil's Throat: 22.3 mi
- Devils Fire: 24.7 mi
- Tassi Ranch: 8.8 mi
- Scanlon Ferry (submerged): 11.9 mi
- Columbine Falls: 4.6 mi
- Rioville: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pearce Ferry Rapid. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Chance Knoll | NE 39° | 2,054 m | 24.0 mi |
| Castle Peak | E 81° | 1,989 m | 23.7 mi |
| Iron Mountain | S 184° | 1,956 m | 19.7 mi |
| Garnet Mountain | S 188° | 1,951 m | 22.9 mi |
| Tincanebitts Point | E 96° | 1,901 m | 14.4 mi |
| Burnt Canyon Point | ESE 104° | 1,815 m | 17.2 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | WNW 296° | 1,736 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mica Peak | NW 315° | 1,719 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:19 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 18:01 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5110076863
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