Zoroaster Canyon
Zoroaster Canyon is a valley in Coconino County, Arizona and has an elevation of 788 metres.| 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 3 km south of Zoroaster Canyon.
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 3 km east of Zoroaster Canyon.
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 3½ km north of Zoroaster Canyon.
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 9 km west of Zoroaster Canyon.
Zoroaster Canyon
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 788 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Coconino County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.08665° or 36° 5′ 12″ northLongitude
-112.04322° or 112° 2′ 36″ westElevation
788 metres (2,585 feet)Open location code
85893XP4+MPGeoNames ID
5322123
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