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Pocket Point

Pocket Point, seen from above at true elevation

Pocket Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,190 m. Mount Trumbull stands 2,441 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Flatiron Butte, a peak 1.7 miles away. 150 named places lie within 25 miles, 44 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
1190 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.27470, -112.85742

150 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 55
Peaks: 44
  • Flatiron Butte: 1.7 mi
  • The Dome: 2.4 mi
  • The Cork: 3.5 mi
  • Hades Knoll: 4.9 mi
  • Yumtheska Mesa: 6.0 mi
Springs: 36
Waterfalls: 8
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 1
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pocket Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TrumbullWNW 301°2,441 m18.2 mi
Mount LoganWNW 287°2,388 m20.7 mi
Mount EmmaW 268°2,342 m17.5 mi
Slide MountainWNW 282°2,308 m17.8 mi
Petty KnollWNW 284°2,292 m18.1 mi
Craigs KnollNW 308°2,188 m21.2 mi
Hancock KnollNNW 329°1,966 m11.5 mi
Great Thumb MesaENE 77°1,948 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1018:44
June solstice05:1519:1519:53
September equinox06:2017:5618:30
December solstice07:4016:4117:21

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359250008

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