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Lipan Point

Lipan Point, seen from above at true elevation

Lipan Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,258 m. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinal Point, a cliff 1.1 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2258 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.03309, -111.85301

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Springs: 17
Attractions: 16
Historic sites: 5
  • désert point: 1.4 mi
  • Walhalla Glades: 8.5 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 16.9 mi
  • Willows Camp: 17.6 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 20.1 mi
Parks: 5
  • Cottonwood Campground: 14.1 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 14.3 mi
  • Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park: 15.2 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 15.7 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 19.6 mi
Museums: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Artworks: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 14.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Lipan Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tritle PeakNNW 338°2,505 m14.2 mi
Siegfried PyreNNW 345°2,414 m11.7 mi
Wotans ThroneNW 310°2,360 m7.8 mi
Desert View PointENE 70°2,279 m1.7 mi
Brahma TempleWNW 303°2,275 m12.4 mi
Deva TempleNW 309°2,224 m12.9 mi
Papago PointWSW 249°2,220 m1.9 mi
Hollenback PointWSW 249°2,220 m2.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1219:1019:48
September equinox06:1617:5218:26
December solstice07:3516:3817:17

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323440465567726963524132
Precip in1.51.31.40.80.60.32.02.91.51.40.81.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon E Entrance, 1 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/359247877

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