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Fire Point

Fire Point, seen from above at true elevation

Fire Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,121 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Powell Spring, a spring 0.7 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2121 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35582, -112.36157

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Powell Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Lower Two Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Upper Two Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Pasture Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Timp Spring: 4.3 mi
Cliffs
Peaks
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Thunder River Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Deer Creek Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Havasu Falls: 20.0 mi
  • Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 20.1 mi
  • Navajo Falls: 20.1 mi
Parks: 4
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Boat Beach: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 21.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Fire Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillESE 105°2,718 m16.1 mi
V T HillENE 63°2,705 m14.1 mi
Telephone HillNE 40°2,697 m17.2 mi
South Oak PointsN 5°2,400 m20.1 mi
Dragon HeadSE 137°2,362 m14.9 mi
Shiva TempleSE 140°2,321 m17.3 mi
Elaine CastleSE 130°2,232 m5.6 mi
King Arthur CastleSE 141°2,222 m8.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0818:42
June solstice05:1319:1319:51
September equinox06:1817:5418:28
December solstice07:3816:3917:19

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, 19 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/359245612

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