Oak Creek Canyon
- Depth
- 593 m
- Rim
- 1,988 m
- Length
- 18.7 km
- Tonight
- 41°FFair · Wind 3–8 mph N
Oak Creek Canyon is up to 593 m deep: the rim reaches 1,988 m and the floor 1,357 m, along 18.7 km.
All facts
- Floor
- 1,357 m
Depth of Oak Creek Canyon
Up to 593 m deep (typically 477 m) along the 18.7 km in view.
Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.
Oak Creek Canyon 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 15.2 × 15.2 km
Oak Creek Canyon terrain and contours
50 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Oak Creek Canyon elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Oak Creek Canyon weather
Tonight · Fair · 41°F (5°C) · 5% chance of precipitation · Wind 3–8 mph N
Oak Creek Canyon forecast for about 1,583 m.
- Tonight41°5%3–8 mph N
- Sat38°58°31%6 mph SE
- Sun40°60°1%3 mph SW
- Mon42°65°–1–12 mph E
- Tue42°65°–1–8 mph SE
- Wed44°64°5%0–8 mph E
- Thu45°62°31%1–8 mph SE
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 23, 22:13 UTC.
Camping & parking near Oak Creek Canyon
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Oak Creek Canyon, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest trailhead
North Wilson Trailhead
Nearest campsite
Manzanita Campground
Nearest parking
Schnebley Hill Vista
All mapped places 7
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| North Wilson TrailheadTrailhead | 1.6 km NNW |
| Parking | 2.8 km S |
| Manzanita CampgroundCampsite | 3.1 km NNW |
| Wilson Mountain TrailheadTrailhead | 3.2 km SSW |
| Parking | 3.3 km SSW |
| Schnebley Hill VistaParking | 3.3 km SE |
| Sterling Pass TrailheadTrailhead | 3.3 km NW |
Slope
Share of the 15.2 × 15.2 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 59% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 25.0% of the 231 km² view
- Relief in view
- 860 m low point 1,349 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Nearby summits
Named peaks within 7.6 km of Oak Creek Canyon.
Summit list 5
- 1Wilson Mountain2,164 m 4.9 km S
- 2Lost Wilson Mountain2,066 m 4.9 km SW
- 3First Bench of Wilson Mountain1,900 m 5.4 km S
- 4Brins Mesa1,659 m 6.5 km SSW
- 5The Acropolis1,871 m 7.5 km S
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 7.6 km; 1,200 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Gambel Oak186
- Parry's agave155
- Ornate Tree Lizard154
- Southwestern Ponderosa Pine151
- Bigtooth maple150
- Canada Violet142
Where Oak Creek Canyon sits
- Region
- Arizona28United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Oak Creek Canyon downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-09)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Protected area
- USGS Gap Analysis Project, PAD-US (public domain)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)