Bright Angel Point
Bright Angel Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,435 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Grand Canyon North Rim, a attraction 0.4 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2435 m
How to reach it
- 0.5 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 2 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oza Butte: 1.3 mi
- Manu Temple: 2.7 mi
- Deva Temple: 3.0 mi
- Clement Powell Butte: 3.6 mi
- Buddha Temple: 4.0 mi
- Uncle Jim Point: 1.5 mi
- Manzanita Point: 1.6 mi
- Komo Point: 1.8 mi
- Widforss Point: 2.2 mi
- Obi Point: 3.2 mi
- Roaring Springs: 0.7 mi
- Roaring Springs: 0.8 mi
- Roaring Springs: 0.8 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 1.1 mi
- Outlet Spring: 3.8 mi
- Grand Canyon North Rim: 0.4 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 5.6 mi
- Natural Arch: 6.7 mi
- Grand Canyon: 7.1 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 7.2 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 7.3 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 12.8 mi
- désert point: 16.3 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 19.8 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 1.7 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 6.9 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 9.2 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 14.7 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 1.7 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 2.0 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 2.4 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 5.3 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 9.6 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 10.7 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 15.8 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 16.1 mi
- Boat Beach: 6.8 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 7.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 9.1 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 1.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Bright Angel Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | NNW 345° | 2,718 m | 7.3 mi |
| Tritle Peak | ENE 69° | 2,505 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | NE 34° | 2,469 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Hayden | NE 39° | 2,450 m | 7.0 mi |
| Brady Peak | NE 54° | 2,440 m | 5.8 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | E 88° | 2,414 m | 7.8 mi |
| Dragon Head | W 272° | 2,362 m | 7.4 mi |
| Wotans Throne | SE 141° | 2,360 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
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, 2 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/359243384
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 11 mi
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