Dog Point
Dog Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,581 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Canyon Springs, a spring 2.1 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 3.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2581 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 11 mi
- Coconino Overlook · 17 mi
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 18 mi
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- V T Hill: 4.5 mi
- Telephone Hill: 8.0 mi
- Little Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Cane Cairn: 10.1 mi
- Point Hansbrough: 11.0 mi
- Tater Point: 4.8 mi
- Red Point: 9.7 mi
- Buck Farm Point: 10.3 mi
- South Canyon Point: 10.6 mi
- Seegmiller Point: 10.8 mi
- Tater Canyon Springs: 2.1 mi
- Tater Canyon Springs: 2.2 mi
- North Canyon Spring: 5.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.7 mi
- Cane Springs: 8.2 mi
- Dog Canyon Apron: 3.5 mi
- The Blowdown: 7.1 mi
- Vaseys Paradise: 11.1 mi
- Saddle Canyon: 11.1 mi
- Redwall Cavern: 12.2 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 19.8 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 20.8 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 21.2 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 22.6 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 22.8 mi
- House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 12.3 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 16.1 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 20.5 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Dog Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | S 187° | 2,718 m | 11.9 mi |
| V T Hill | WSW 253° | 2,705 m | 4.5 mi |
| Telephone Hill | NW 313° | 2,697 m | 8.0 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | SSE 151° | 2,566 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tritle Peak | SSE 160° | 2,505 m | 17.8 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | SSE 164° | 2,469 m | 14.2 mi |
| Mount Hayden | SSE 160° | 2,450 m | 14.3 mi |
| Brady Peak | SSE 161° | 2,440 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:12 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/359245065
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 29 mi
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