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Locust Point

Locust Point, seen from above at true elevation

Locust Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,192 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is North Timp Point, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 13 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2192 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.39832, -112.36101

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Springs
Peaks
  • Crazy Jug Point: 3.1 mi
  • Steamboat Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Bridgers Knoll: 4.8 mi
  • Cogswell Butte: 6.9 mi
  • Great Thumb Point: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 10
Waterfalls: 10
Parks: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Locust Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillESE 114°2,718 m17.0 mi
V T HillENE 75°2,705 m13.1 mi
Telephone HillNE 47°2,697 m15.0 mi
South Oak PointsN 6°2,400 m17.2 mi
North Oak PointsN 8°2,386 m19.3 mi
Dragon HeadSE 144°2,362 m17.1 mi
Shiva TempleSE 145°2,321 m19.6 mi
Elaine CastleSSE 147°2,232 m7.7 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 solstice07:3816:3817:19

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, 21 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/359248030

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