Nankoweap Trail, Grand Canyon National Park

Name: Nankoweap Trail
Address: Grand Canyon National Park, United States

#107 among attractions in Grand Canyon National Park

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The Nankoweap Trail is an unmaintained hiking trail on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park, located in the U.S. state of Arizona. The Nankoweap trail descends 6,040 feet in 14 miles from the Saddle Mountain trailhead to Nankoweap Creek and on to the Colorado River. It is considered to be the hardest of the trails into the Canyon. Hikers have to carry and cache water as there is none in the 11 miles between the trailhead and Nankoweap Creek. ()

Length: 13.9 miMaximum elevation: 8840 ftMinimal elevation: 2800 ftCoordinates: 36°17'60"N, 111°50'60"W

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Nankoweap Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kwagunt Butte, Alsap Butte, Malgosa Crest, Colter Butte.

4.8 miS
Mountain
Kwagunt Butte
122 min walk • Kwagunt Butte is a 6,377-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated adjacent to the East Rim, being the second major prominence along the Butte Fault.
6.5 miSW
Butte
Alsap Butte, Grand Canyon National Park
167 min walk • Alsap Butte is a 7,494-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA. It is situated two miles north of the Roosevelt Point on the canyon's North Rim, where it towers 3,700 feet above Nankoweap Canyon.
3.6 miS
Mountain
Malgosa Crest
93 min walk • Malgosa Crest is a 5,446-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. The ridgeline-crest is situated adjacent to the East Rim, being a middle, and minor prominence, along the Butte Fault.
5.8 miSW
Butte
Colter Butte, Grand Canyon National Park
148 min walk • Colter Butte is a 7,254-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated four miles southeast of Point Imperial, where it towers 3,600 feet above Nankoweap Canyon.
5.3 miSW
Butte
Swilling Butte, Grand Canyon National Park
136 min walk • Swilling Butte is a 6,785-foot-elevation ridgeline summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States. The landform is in a group of nearby summits, Colter Butte, west, and Hutton and Duppa Buttes, east.
7.6 miSW
Mountain
Tritle Peak, Grand Canyon National Park
193 min walk • Tritle Peak is an 8,388-foot prominence adjacent Roosevelt Point, on the East Rim of the Walhalla Plateau. It is located in far eastern Grand Canyon, of Northern Arizona.
2.4 miS
Mountain
Nankoweap Mesa
61 min walk • Nankoweap Mesa is a 6,316-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA. It is situated adjacent to the East Rim, being the north major prominence along the Butte Fault.