Isis Temple

Isis Temple is a prominence in the Grand Canyon, below the North Rim and adjacent to the Granite Gorge along the Colorado River. Trinity Creek and its canyon flow due south along its western border, and Phantom Creek and its canyon, a western tributary of Bright Angel Creek, form its northern and north-eastern flank; the two creeks meet about three miles to the south-east and a mile north of the Granite Gorge. The prominence stands about five miles directly north of Grand Canyon Village on the South Rim, and is only about 202 feet lower than the village. It is composed of erosion-resistant, cliff-forming Coconino Sandstone, a short remnant of bright white caprock on an erosion slope of brownish Hermit Formation. Isis Temple forms part of an uplifted and sub-faulted block about 3.5 miles long and 2 miles wide, which also carries the sub-peak of Cheops Pyramid, at 5,392 feet some 1,600 feet lower and a mile to the south-east.

Where it is

Isis Temple is a natural landmark near Grand Canyon, in Coconino County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

No official visitor count is published for Isis Temple, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.

Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.

Sources

• Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
• Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
• County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates

Record last verified 2026-08-12.