Cathedral Rock
A sandstone butte in the red rock country outside Sedona and one of the most photographed sights in Arizona. Its spires reach 1,514 metres above sea level, and a short, steep trail climbs to the saddle between them.
- Where
- Sedona, Arizona, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.8200, -111.7932
Get the Cathedral Rock stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cathedral Rock. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Arizona volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cathedral Rock
Grand Canyon National Park 141 km
The national park around the Grand Canyon, the gorge cut by the Colorado River through northern Arizona and often counted among the wonders of the world. From the South Rim, bands of red and buff rock drop well over a kilometre and a half to the river below.
Petrified Forest National Park 184 km
A national park in northeastern Arizona named for its large deposits of petrified wood, ancient logs turned to stone in shades of red, yellow and purple. It also takes in colourful eroded badlands of the Painted Desert, and old Route 66 crosses it.
Grand Canyon Skywalk 226 km
A horseshoe-shaped bridge with a glass floor, cantilevered out over a side canyon at Eagle Point in the Grand Canyon West area. It opened in 2007 outside the national park, on Hualapai land, and leaves you standing on glass high above the canyon floor.
Antelope Canyon 230 km
A slot canyon on Navajo land near Page, its narrow passages carved by water through sandstone that glows orange and purple when sunlight slants in. It has several sections, chiefly the Upper and Lower canyons, and is visited with Navajo guides.
Horseshoe Bend 230 km
A horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River near Page, where the river loops right around a tall sandstone outcrop. From the overlook on the rim it is a sheer drop of about 300 metres to the green water.
Monument Valley 285 km
A valley on the Colorado Plateau along the Arizona and Utah line, where sandstone buttes rise as much as 300 metres above the desert floor. It lies within the Navajo Nation, which holds it sacred, and its silhouettes are familiar from decades of Western films.
Zion National Park 286 km
A national park in southwestern Utah where the Virgin River has cut a deep canyon through red and cream sandstone. Trails like Angels Landing and The Narrows, where hikers wade upstream between sheer walls, draw walkers from around the world.
Hoover Dam 298 km
A concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the line between Nevada and Arizona, built between 1931 and 1936. It holds back Lake Mead, and a road runs along its crest from one state to the other.
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Questions
Where is Cathedral Rock?
Cathedral Rock is in Sedona, Arizona, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Grand Canyon National Park (141 km), Petrified Forest National Park (184 km), Grand Canyon Skywalk (226 km).
How do I get the Cathedral Rock stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cathedral Rock and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Arizona volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cathedral Rock before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Arizona volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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