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Ives Point

Ives Point, seen from above at true elevation

Ives Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,929 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Beale Point, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1929 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27304, -112.45435

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
  • King Crest: 4.2 mi
  • Fiske Butte: 4.6 mi
  • Explorers Monument: 4.7 mi
  • Fan Island: 5.1 mi
  • Great Thumb Point: 5.2 mi
Springs: 60
Attractions: 15
Waterfalls: 10
Parks: 4
Historic sites: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Boat Beach: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.2 miles of Ives Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dragon HeadESE 109°2,362 m16.1 mi
Shiva TempleESE 115°2,321 m18.0 mi
Elaine CastleENE 77°2,232 m9.7 mi
King Arthur CastleE 93°2,222 m10.2 mi
Guinevere CastleE 95°2,203 m10.6 mi
Confucius TempleESE 116°2,156 m14.5 mi
Steamboat MountainNNE 26°2,123 m7.1 mi
Mencius TempleESE 118°2,115 m14.2 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, 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359246914

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