Point Quetzal
Point Quetzal is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,622 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Royal Arch, a attraction 1.4 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1622 m
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 22 mi
- Coconino Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Apache Point: 1.9 mi
- Point Centeotl: 2.5 mi
- Centeotl Point: 2.8 mi
- Montezuma Point: 3.0 mi
- Point Huitzil: 3.0 mi
- Explorers Monument: 2.4 mi
- Mount Huethawali: 5.4 mi
- Fiske Butte: 6.3 mi
- Fossil Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Signal Hill: 6.6 mi
- Seep Spring: 4.2 mi
- Topocoba Spring: 5.9 mi
- Jwa Qwaw Gwa Spring: 8.2 mi
- Burro Spring: 8.7 mi
- Cougar Spring: 9.4 mi
- Royal Arch: 1.4 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 11.5 mi
- Thunder Spring: 15.0 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 15.0 mi
- Navajo Falls: 13.3 mi
- Fiftyfoot Falls: 13.4 mi
- Havasu Falls: 13.5 mi
- Mooney Falls: 14.2 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 14.6 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 20.6 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 21.9 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 24.2 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 5.3 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 16.8 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 20.4 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 21.5 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 24.2 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 21.1 mi
- Boat Beach: 22.1 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.0 miles of Point Quetzal. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Head | E 86° | 2,362 m | 16.5 mi |
| Shiva Temple | E 93° | 2,321 m | 17.6 mi |
| Elaine Castle | NE 51° | 2,232 m | 13.7 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | ENE 63° | 2,222 m | 12.8 mi |
| Guinevere Castle | ENE 65° | 2,203 m | 12.9 mi |
| Confucius Temple | E 90° | 2,156 m | 14.1 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,123 m | 13.5 mi |
| Twin Buttes | E 91° | 2,115 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:54 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:40 | 17:20 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 31 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grand Canyon NP 2, 20 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/359250024
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 21 mi
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