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Tater Point

Tater Point, seen from above at true elevation

Tater Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,489 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tater Canyon Springs, a spring 2.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 2.7 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
2489 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.52971, -112.09212

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Tater Canyon Springs: 2.6 mi
  • Tater Canyon Springs: 2.7 mi
  • Cane Springs: 4.6 mi
  • Oquer Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Rock Spring: 8.7 mi
Cliffs
Peaks: 54
  • Telephone Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Little Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • V T Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Cane Cairn: 11.5 mi
  • Point Hansbrough: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Dog Canyon Apron: 7.3 mi
  • The Blowdown: 9.5 mi
  • Vaseys Paradise: 13.1 mi
  • Redwall Cavern: 14.3 mi
  • The Bridge of Sighs: 15.0 mi
Parks: 4
Waterfalls: 2
  • Thunder River Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillS 178°2,718 m16.2 mi
V T HillSSW 202°2,705 m6.1 mi
Telephone HillWNW 286°2,697 m4.0 mi
Saddle MountainSSE 152°2,566 m17.0 mi
Tritle PeakSSE 159°2,505 m22.6 mi
Sullivan PeakSSE 162°2,469 m19.0 mi
Mount HaydenSSE 159°2,450 m19.1 mi
Brady PeakSSE 160°2,440 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0618:40
June solstice05:1119:1219:51
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3716:3717:17

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, 22 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359252360

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