Nankoweap Mesa

#2349 among destinations in the United States

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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. From south to north, and bordering the due-south flowing Colorado River, are Chuar Butte, Awatubi Crest, Kwagunt Butte, Malgosa Crest, and the Nankoweap Mesa. All the prominences are near the end of Marble Canyon, Marble Canyon being the start of the Grand Canyon. ()

Coordinates: 36°16'0"N, 111°51'35"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Kwagunt Butte, Chuar Butte, Gunther Castle, Atoko Point.

2.6 miS
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Kwagunt Butte
67 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.
5.4 miS
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Chuar Butte
138 min walk • Chuar Butte is a prominent 6,500-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US.
4 miS
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Gunther Castle, Grand Canyon National Park
103 min walk • Gunther Castle is a 7,199-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated three miles northwest of Chuar Butte, between Kwagunt Valley to the north, and Chuar Valley to the south.
5.6 miSW
Cliff
Atoko Point, Grand Canyon National Park
144 min walk • Atoko Point is a 8,382 ft-cliff-elevation Point located in the eastern Grand Canyon, Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States.
5.9 miS
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Hubbell Butte, Grand Canyon National Park
152 min walk • Hubbell Butte is a 6,740 ft-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States. It is situated ~1.5 miles northeast of Cape Final.
5.1 miW
Butte
Alsap Butte, Grand Canyon National Park
132 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.
1.6 miSE
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Malgosa Crest
42 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.
3.9 miSW
Butte
Colter Butte, Grand Canyon National Park
99 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.
3.8 miS
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Awatubi Crest
98 min walk • Awatubi Crest is a 5,276 foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. The crest is situated as a prominence between Kwagunt Butte north, and Chuar Butte south.
3.3 miSW
Butte
Swilling Butte, Grand Canyon National Park
85 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.
5.5 miSW
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Siegfried Pyre, Grand Canyon National Park
142 min walk • Siegfried Pyre is a 7,922-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States. It is situated adjacent to the eastern North Rim, specifically, to the east face of the Walhalla Plateau. It is southeast of Atoko Point and northeast of Naji Point.