Wheeler Point
Wheeler Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,985 m. Dragon Head stands 2,362 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Ives Point, a cliff 2.0 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 18 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1985 m
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bison Watching Spot · 18 mi
- Coconino Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ives Point: 2.0 mi
- Beale Point: 2.6 mi
- Thompson Point: 2.9 mi
- Newberry Point: 3.2 mi
- Dutton Point: 4.2 mi
- Fiske Butte: 2.6 mi
- King Crest: 3.0 mi
- Fan Island: 3.5 mi
- Explorers Monument: 3.7 mi
- Wallace Butte: 4.1 mi
- Cougar Spring: 3.6 mi
- Seep Spring: 5.3 mi
- Powell Spring: 7.3 mi
- Topocoba Spring: 9.1 mi
- Lower Two Spring: 10.2 mi
- Royal Arch: 4.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Thunder Spring: 9.9 mi
- Jicarilla Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Keyhole Natural Bridge: 12.2 mi
- Thunder River Falls: 9.9 mi
- Deer Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
- Navajo Falls: 15.1 mi
- Havasu Falls: 15.1 mi
- Fiftyfoot Falls: 15.3 mi
- Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve: 7.1 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Campground: 20.7 mi
- Bright Angel Campground: 21.3 mi
- Cottonwood Campground: 22.3 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 8.3 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 18.0 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 19.8 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 20.6 mi
- Boat Beach: 21.5 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 20.6 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 20.9 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 20.9 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 21.6 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Wheeler Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Head | ESE 106° | 2,362 m | 14.3 mi |
| Shiva Temple | ESE 113° | 2,321 m | 16.1 mi |
| Elaine Castle | ENE 67° | 2,232 m | 8.6 mi |
| King Arthur Castle | E 86° | 2,222 m | 8.7 mi |
| Guinevere Castle | E 88° | 2,203 m | 9.0 mi |
| The Colonnade | ESE 111° | 2,162 m | 18.0 mi |
| Confucius Temple | ESE 114° | 2,156 m | 12.5 mi |
| Steamboat Mountain | NNE 11° | 2,123 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:13 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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, 21 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/359253401
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 21 mi
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