Eightyfive Mile Rapids
Eightyfive Mile Rapids is a rapids in Coconino County, Arizona. Eightyfive Mile Rapids is situated nearby to the locality Skeleton Point, as well as near Cedar Ridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Newton Butte and The Howlands Butte.
Newton Butte
Peak
Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newton Butte, in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States is a prominence below the South Rim, northwest of Grandview Point, and north on a ridgeline from Shoshone Point which is one mile east of Yaki Point, East Rim Drive. Newton Butte is situated 2 miles south of Eightyfive Mile Rapids.
The Howlands Butte
Peak
The Howlands Butte, elevation 5,572 feet, is a minor butte in the southeast drainage of the very large Clear Creek drainage. Clear Creek is a medium length flowing creek, just upstream of the major Bright Angel Creek outfall into the Colorado River, Granite Gorge. The Howlands Butte is situated 2 miles east of Eightyfive Mile Rapids.
Zoroaster Temple
Peak
Zoroaster Temple is a 7,123-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, USA. It is situated 5.5 miles northeast of the Yavapai Point overlook on the canyon's North Rim, from which it can be seen towering over 4,600 feet above the Colorado River and Granite Gorge. Zoroaster Temple is situated 2½ miles north of Eightyfive Mile Rapids.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grand Canyon Village.
Grand Canyon Village
Village
Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grand Canyon Village is a census-designated place located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 2,004 at the 2010 Census. Grand Canyon Village is situated 6 miles west of Eightyfive Mile Rapids.
Eightyfive Mile Rapids
- Type: Rapids
- Also known as: “85 Mile Rapid”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Coconino County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.08559° or 36° 5′ 8″ northLongitude
-112.04522° or 112° 2′ 43″ westElevation
2,457 feet (749 metres)Open location code
85893XP3+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 262259176OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=rapidsGeoNames ID
5293969
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Localities in the Area
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