Granite Rapids
Granite Rapids is a rapids in Coconino County, Arizona. Granite Rapids is situated nearby to the locality Plateau Point, as well as near Grand Canyon Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tower of Set and Dana Butte.
Tower of Set
Peak
Photo: Notary137, Public domain.
Tower of Set is a 6,012-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, US. This butte is situated four miles north of Hopi Point overlook on the canyon's South Rim, two miles southeast of Tower of Ra, and three miles south-southwest of Shiva Temple, where it towers 3,600 feet above the Colorado River. Tower of Set is situated 1½ miles north of Granite Rapids.
Dana Butte
Peak
Dana Butte is a 4,964-foot prominence, adjacent the course of the Colorado River, in the Grand Canyon and sits on the south side of Granite Gorge. The butte is roughly 2.5 miles north-northwest of Grand Canyon Village of the central Grand Canyon, and lies about 2.0 miles due north of Pima Point. Dana Butte is situated 2 miles east of Granite Rapids.
Horus Temple
Peak
Horus Temple is a 6,150 ft elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, Southwestern United States. This butte is situated as the central landform in a 3-series line of peaks southwest of the Shiva Temple -tableland prominence. Horus Temple is situated 2½ miles north of Granite 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 4 miles southeast of Granite Rapids.
Granite Rapids
- Type: Rapids
- Also known as: “Granite Falls”, “Granite Rapid”, and “Monument Creek Rapid”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Coconino County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.09846° or 36° 5′ 54″ northLongitude
-112.18333° or 112° 11′ westElevation
2,359 feet (719 metres)Open location code
85893RX8+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 359246119OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=rapidsGeoNames ID
5296508
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