Castle Point
Castle Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,379 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 8.4 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2379 m
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 11.6 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 18 mi
- Le Fevre Overlook · 18 mi
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 18 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Castle Spring: 0.9 mi
- Riggs Spring: 1.0 mi
- Morning Dove Spring: 3.0 mi
- Tilton Springs: 5.8 mi
- Oquer Spring: 6.1 mi
- Riggs Point: 1.4 mi
- Oquer Point: 2.3 mi
- Lost Point: 3.3 mi
- Naile Point: 3.5 mi
- Moquitch Point: 3.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 3.7 mi
- South Oak Points: 4.8 mi
- North Oak Points: 7.0 mi
- Telephone Hill: 9.7 mi
- Crazy Jug Point: 11.0 mi
- Thunder Spring: 14.2 mi
- The Blowdown: 15.4 mi
- Dog Canyon Apron: 17.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 18.2 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 19.3 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 14.2 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 16.1 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 19.4 mi
- House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Castle Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | SE 144° | 2,718 m | 23.8 mi |
| V T Hill | SE 129° | 2,705 m | 14.1 mi |
| Telephone Hill | ESE 102° | 2,697 m | 9.7 mi |
| South Oak Points | N 3° | 2,400 m | 4.8 mi |
| North Oak Points | N 11° | 2,386 m | 7.0 mi |
| Elaine Castle | S 172° | 2,232 m | 18.9 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | S 171° | 2,222 m | 21.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 330° | 2,221 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Denver).
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, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359243902
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