Fort Garrett Point
Fort Garrett Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,942 m. Mount Dellenbaugh stands 2,132 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Tincanebitts Point, a peak 2.3 miles away. Gold Butte Back Country Byway passes 25 miles off. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1942 m
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Gold Butte Back Country Byway
104 named places within 25 miles
- Joe Spring: 3.3 mi
- Tincanebitts Spring: 3.8 mi
- Snap Spring: 4.0 mi
- Burnt Canyon Spring: 7.0 mi
- Twin Spring: 10.0 mi
- Tincanebitts Point: 2.3 mi
- Burnt Canyon Point: 5.7 mi
- Nevershine: 9.9 mi
- Castle Peak: 12.0 mi
- Mount Dellenbaugh: 12.8 mi
- Snap Point: 3.9 mi
- Upper Grand Wash Cliffs: 5.7 mi
- Red Point: 6.5 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 7.6 mi
- Weeping Cliffs: 8.1 mi
- Grand Canyon Skywalk: 7.9 mi
- Hualapai Ranch: 11.1 mi
- Columbine Falls: 8.7 mi
- Pearce Ferry Rapid: 12.2 mi
- Tassi Ranch: 14.0 mi
- Scanlon Ferry (submerged): 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Garrett Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Dellenbaugh | E 94° | 2,132 m | 12.8 mi |
| Poverty Mountain | NE 38° | 2,068 m | 24.6 mi |
| Yellow John Mountain | E 82° | 2,056 m | 16.9 mi |
| Last Chance Knoll | N 9° | 2,054 m | 19.5 mi |
| Grassy Mountain | ENE 57° | 2,008 m | 20.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | SE 125° | 2,002 m | 20.8 mi |
| Castle Peak | ENE 69° | 1,989 m | 12.0 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SW 216° | 1,956 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:18 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 18:00 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:45 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 84 | 89 | 88 | 81 | 67 | 54 | 45 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadview 1W, 18 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/359245731
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