Ayer Point
Ayer Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,474 m. Siegfried Pyre stands 2,414 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hance Creek Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1474 m
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 29.7 mi off the San Francisco Peaks Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 14 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horseshoe Mesa: 1.4 mi
- Coronado Butte: 1.8 mi
- Sheba Temple: 2.5 mi
- Newberry Butte: 2.5 mi
- Sinking Ship: 2.8 mi
- Zuni Point: 2.4 mi
- Grandview Point: 3.0 mi
- South Rim: 3.2 mi
- Pinal Point: 4.6 mi
- Lipan Point: 5.5 mi
- Hance Creek Spring: 0.9 mi
- Miners Spring: 1.5 mi
- Cliff Spring: 6.6 mi
- Pipe Spring: 8.9 mi
- Burro Spring: 8.9 mi
- Angels Window: 6.2 mi
- Duck on a rock: 6.4 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 8.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 8.6 mi
- Grand Canyon: 9.1 mi
- désert point: 6.9 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 7.2 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 14.6 mi
- Willows Camp: 20.4 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 9.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 10.4 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 10.9 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 20.7 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 20.9 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 4.9 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 9.6 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 10.5 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 10.8 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 8.1 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 10.7 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 11.2 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 12.5 mi
- Native market: 15.0 mi
- Native Market: 17.8 mi
- Little Colorado Native Market: 23.0 mi
- Boat Beach: 9.2 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 10.1 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 10.4 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Anita: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Ayer Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Pyre | NNE 12° | 2,414 m | 11.8 mi |
| Wotans Throne | N 355° | 2,360 m | 5.2 mi |
| Desert View Point | E 83° | 2,279 m | 7.2 mi |
| Brahma Temple | NW 325° | 2,275 m | 8.5 mi |
| Deva Temple | NNW 332° | 2,224 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hollenback Point | E 97° | 2,220 m | 3.7 mi |
| Papago Point | E 97° | 2,220 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sinking Ship | S 188° | 2,206 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon E Entrance, 7 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Grand Canyon National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jul.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359242182
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 11 mi
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