Fence Point
Fence Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,135 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Parissawampitts Point, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2135 m
How to reach it
- 13.6 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 16 mi
- Coconino Overlook · 22 mi
- Scenic View Vermillion Cliffs · 28 mi
- Lookout Vermillion Cliffs · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Parissawampitts Point: 1.1 mi
- Locust Point: 1.1 mi
- North Timp Point: 1.5 mi
- Timp Point: 2.0 mi
- Stina Point: 3.1 mi
- Crazy Jug Spring: 1.6 mi
- Tapeats Spring: 2.9 mi
- Parissawampitts Spring: 3.4 mi
- Powell Spring: 4.4 mi
- Timp Spring: 4.7 mi
- Crazy Jug Point: 1.9 mi
- Steamboat Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Bridgers Knoll: 3.8 mi
- Cogswell Butte: 6.1 mi
- Great Thumb Point: 7.2 mi
- Thunder Spring: 4.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 11.4 mi
- The Blowdown: 12.3 mi
- Royal Arch: 15.5 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 4.5 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
- Havasu Falls: 20.7 mi
- Navajo Falls: 20.8 mi
- Mooney Falls: 20.9 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 24.9 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Fence Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | ESE 115° | 2,718 m | 18.2 mi |
| V T Hill | ENE 78° | 2,705 m | 13.8 mi |
| Telephone Hill | NE 51° | 2,697 m | 15.4 mi |
| South Oak Points | N 9° | 2,400 m | 16.7 mi |
| North Oak Points | NNE 12° | 2,386 m | 18.9 mi |
| Dragon Head | SE 143° | 2,362 m | 18.2 mi |
| Shiva Temple | SE 144° | 2,321 m | 20.7 mi |
| Elaine Castle | SE 144° | 2,232 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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, 22 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/359245568
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 28 mi
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