Banta Point
Banta Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,973 m. Saddle Mountain stands 2,566 m to the north-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Jeffords Point, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 7.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1973 m
How to reach it
- 7.8 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 8 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jeffords Point: 0.8 mi
- Atoko Point: 1.2 mi
- Roosevelt Point: 2.2 mi
- Naji Point: 3.2 mi
- Chiavria Point: 3.2 mi
- Butchart Butte: 1.3 mi
- Colter Butte: 1.4 mi
- Hutton Butte: 1.5 mi
- Siegfried Pyre: 1.5 mi
- Swilling Butte: 1.5 mi
- Cliff Spring: 6.8 mi
- Roaring Springs: 6.9 mi
- Roaring Springs: 7.0 mi
- Roaring Springs: 7.0 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 8.4 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 1.6 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 2.2 mi
- Natural Arch: 2.7 mi
- Kolb Arch: 5.5 mi
- Mystic Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 7.8 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 8.1 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 13.0 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 15.5 mi
- Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 21.1 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 6.0 mi
- désert point: 13.2 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 16.6 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 19.8 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 6.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 8.9 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 9.0 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 9.3 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 14.4 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 15.5 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 16.9 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 20.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 12.8 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 13.7 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 15.4 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Native market: 22.7 mi
- Native Market: 24.1 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 7.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Banta Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Mountain | NNW 342° | 2,566 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tritle Peak | WNW 283° | 2,505 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | NW 311° | 2,469 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Hayden | NW 320° | 2,450 m | 4.9 mi |
| Brady Peak | WNW 302° | 2,440 m | 3.3 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | SSE 169° | 2,414 m | 1.5 mi |
| Wotans Throne | SSW 199° | 2,360 m | 8.2 mi |
| Kibbey Butte | WNW 301° | 2,349 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 8 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/359242321
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 17 mi
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