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Bison Watching Spot

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Bison Watching Spot — direction of view not recorded. Terrain at true elevation.
Access
On the byway
Elevation
8,763 ft
Relief
0 ft drop
Photos · Real imagery only
Rd67 to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Frans-Banja Mulder · CC BY 3.0 · source
Start of the descent of the North Kaibab Trail
cogdogblog · CC BY 2.0 · source
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 65.
Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain · source
Entrance to northern Kaibab National Forest , Arizona , USA .
Thomas Wolf , www.foto-tw.de · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The North Entrance Station gate along Highway 67 on December 1, 2023 following the road closure on the evening of November 30, 2023. The North Rim typically closes for all vehicle traffic from December 1-May 14 each year. NPS Photo/A. Zavesky
Grand Canyon NPS · Public domain · source
Located adjacent to the parking lot on Bright Angel Peninsula, by the Grand Canyon Lodge.
Grand Canyon National Park · CC BY 2.0 · source
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox06:3318:4118:07
June solstice05:1219:5019:12
September equinox06:1718:2717:53
December solstice07:3717:1816:38

Local time (America/Phoenix). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Grand Canyon Village18.4 mi south
  • Tusayan24.0 mi south
  • Supai32.7 mi west
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How high is Bison Watching Spot?

Bison Watching Spot sits at about 8,763 feet (2,671 m).

What is the nearest town to Bison Watching Spot?

Grand Canyon Village, 18 miles S of Bison Watching Spot.

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A scenic overlook on Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, reported by OpenStreetMap.

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