Point Imperial
Point Imperial is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,628 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the west-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Woolsey Point, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 4.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2628 m
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Fredonia-Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 6 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Woolsey Point: 0.6 mi
- Seiber Point: 1.9 mi
- Bourke Point: 2.1 mi
- Ehrenberg Point: 2.2 mi
- Roosevelt Point: 4.4 mi
- Mount Hayden: 0.6 mi
- Sullivan Peak: 0.8 mi
- Woolsey Butte: 0.8 mi
- Hancock Butte: 1.2 mi
- Kibbey Butte: 2.0 mi
- Upper Thompson Spring: 4.6 mi
- South Canyon Spring: 5.3 mi
- Robbers Roost Spring: 6.2 mi
- Roaring Springs: 6.5 mi
- Roaring Springs: 6.6 mi
- Kolb Arch: 0.7 mi
- Mystic Falls: 1.1 mi
- Natural Arch: 2.8 mi
- Roosevelt Trailhead: 4.4 mi
- Hartman Natural Bridge: 6.6 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 8.2 mi
- Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 8.4 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 13.9 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 16.3 mi
- House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 21.4 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 8.6 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 9.0 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 9.1 mi
- Ribbon Falls: 9.3 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 10.2 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 17.2 mi
- désert point: 18.5 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 19.8 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 16.6 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 17.8 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 19.3 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 22.7 mi
- Boat Beach: 13.8 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 14.4 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 16.2 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 20.2 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Point Imperial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindbergh Hill | WNW 282° | 2,718 m | 6.0 mi |
| Saddle Mountain | NNE 33° | 2,566 m | 2.8 mi |
| Tritle Peak | SSE 156° | 2,505 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sullivan Peak | SSW 213° | 2,469 m | 0.8 mi |
| Mount Hayden | SE 131° | 2,450 m | 0.6 mi |
| Brady Peak | SSE 162° | 2,440 m | 2.6 mi |
| Siegfried Pyre | SE 145° | 2,414 m | 6.9 mi |
| Dragon Head | WSW 244° | 2,362 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:11 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:52 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:37 | 17:17 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 34 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bright Angel RS, 6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359250020
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 18 mi
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