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Bourke Point

Bourke Point, seen from above at true elevation

Bourke Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,876 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Seiber Point, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 6.4 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1876 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27971, -111.94044

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Springs: 40
  • Upper Thompson Spring: 6.6 mi
  • South Canyon Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Roaring Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Roaring Springs: 7.9 mi
  • Roaring Springs: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Mystic Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Kolb Arch: 1.6 mi
  • Natural Arch: 2.4 mi
  • Roosevelt Trailhead: 4.3 mi
  • Saddle Canyon: 5.9 mi
Parks: 6
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 6.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 9.4 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 15.1 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 17.5 mi
  • House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Walhalla Glades: 10.1 mi
  • désert point: 17.8 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 18.5 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 21.3 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 8.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Bourke Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillW 278°2,718 m8.0 mi
Saddle MountainNNW 346°2,566 m2.3 mi
Tritle PeakS 186°2,505 m3.9 mi
Sullivan PeakWSW 253°2,469 m2.6 mi
Mount HaydenWSW 252°2,450 m1.7 mi
Brady PeakSSW 207°2,440 m2.8 mi
Siegfried PyreSSE 162°2,414 m6.0 mi
Wotans ThroneS 185°2,360 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1119:1119:49
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272834404958636155443427
Precip in3.63.52.91.60.80.41.82.71.91.81.41.9

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359243298

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