Paya Point
Paya Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,819 m. Elaine Castle stands 2,232 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Headland, a cliff 0.4 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1819 m
How to reach it
- 27.6 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Headland: 0.4 mi
- Panameta Point: 1.0 mi
- Kangaroo Headland: 1.9 mi
- Chikapanagi Point: 2.5 mi
- Hamidreek Point: 2.7 mi
- Mount Akaba: 1.3 mi
- Chikapanagi Mesa: 3.3 mi
- Matkatamiba Mesa: 4.6 mi
- Olo Mesa: 4.9 mi
- Mount Sinyella: 5.1 mi
- Fern Spring: 6.0 mi
- Beaver Spring: 7.1 mi
- Havasu Springs: 7.4 mi
- Havasu Springs: 7.4 mi
- Topocoba Spring: 7.4 mi
- Havasu Falls: 5.9 mi
- Mooney Falls: 6.1 mi
- Navajo Falls: 6.1 mi
- Fiftyfoot Falls: 6.4 mi
- Beaver Falls: 6.7 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Thunder Spring: 10.7 mi
- Royal Arch: 12.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 16.8 mi
- TUWEEP Church: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.2 miles of Paya Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Castle | E 90° | 2,232 m | 18.3 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | E 99° | 2,222 m | 19.3 mi |
| Guinevere Castle | E 99° | 2,203 m | 19.7 mi |
| Confucius Temple | ESE 112° | 2,156 m | 23.5 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | ENE 71° | 2,123 m | 12.6 mi |
| Twin Buttes | ESE 113° | 2,115 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mencius Temple | ESE 113° | 2,115 m | 23.3 mi |
| Excalibur | E 99° | 2,097 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:14 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:55 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
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/359249774
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