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Woolsey Point

Woolsey Point, seen from above at true elevation

Woolsey Point is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 2,585 m. Lindbergh Hill stands 2,718 m to the west, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Kolb Arch, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 4.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
2585 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.28665, -111.97850

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs
Peaks
Springs: 42
Attractions: 23
  • Kolb Arch: 0.6 mi
  • Mystic Falls: 0.8 mi
  • Natural Arch: 3.3 mi
  • Roosevelt Trailhead: 4.9 mi
  • Saddle Canyon: 6.5 mi
Parks: 5
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 8.3 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 8.8 mi
  • Bright Angel Campground: 14.4 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 16.7 mi
  • House Rock Valley Buffalo Range: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Walhalla Glades: 10.7 mi
  • Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 17.6 mi
  • désert point: 19.1 mi
  • Hermit’s Rest: 20.2 mi
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 7.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Woolsey Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindbergh HillW 276°2,718 m5.8 mi
Saddle MountainNE 41°2,566 m2.3 mi
Tritle PeakSSE 159°2,505 m4.6 mi
Sullivan PeakSSW 198°2,469 m1.3 mi
Mount HaydenSSE 152°2,450 m1.1 mi
Brady PeakSSE 165°2,440 m3.1 mi
Siegfried PyreSSE 148°2,414 m7.4 mi
Dragon HeadWSW 241°2,362 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0618:40
June solstice05:1119:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5218:26
December solstice07:3616:3717:17

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, 7 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359257068

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