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Arizona

Oak Creek Canyon

Floor1,357 m4,452 ft
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
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Depth

Depth of Oak Creek Canyon

Up to 593 m deep (typically 477 m) along the 18.7 km in view.

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,200593 mrimfloor051018.7 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km.

3D map

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

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Topographic map

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.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the centre

Oak Creek Canyon elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

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

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

    1.6 km NNW · +2 more within 3.3 km

  • Nearest campsite

    Manzanita Campground

    3.1 km NNW

  • Nearest parking

    Schnebley Hill Vista

    3.3 km SE · +2 more within 3.3 km

All mapped places 7
PlaceDistance
North Wilson TrailheadTrailhead1.6 km NNW
Parking2.8 km S
Manzanita CampgroundCampsite3.1 km NNW
Wilson Mountain TrailheadTrailhead3.2 km SSW
Parking3.3 km SSW
Schnebley Hill VistaParking3.3 km SE
Sterling Pass TrailheadTrailhead3.3 km NW
Slope

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°.

Gentle, 0–15°
58.7%
Moderate, 15–30°
16.2%
Steep, 30–45°
16.2%
Cliffs, 45° and over
8.8%
Steeper than 30°
25.0% of the 231 km² view
Relief in view
860 m low point 1,349 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 77.1%Grassland 12.4%Shrubland 9.7%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Nearby summits

Nearby summits

Named peaks within 7.6 km of Oak Creek Canyon.

NESW5 km10 km12345
Summit list 5
  1. 1Wilson Mountain2,164 m 4.9 km S
  2. 2Lost Wilson Mountain2,066 m 4.9 km SW
  3. 3First Bench of Wilson Mountain1,900 m 5.4 km S
  4. 4Brins Mesa1,659 m 6.5 km SSW
  5. 5The Acropolis1,871 m 7.5 km S
Wildlife

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 it sits

Where Oak Creek Canyon sits

Region
Arizona28United States932North America1,313
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Sources

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)
Sources
Wikidata · GeoNames · Wikipedia