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Sumner Point

Sumner Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sumner Point rises to 1,560 m in Arizona. Tritle Peak stands 2,505 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sumner Butte, a peak 0.1 miles away. Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080001, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1560 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.11248, -112.07656

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Sumner Butte: 0.1 mi
  • The Tipoff: 1.6 mi
  • Zoroaster Temple: 1.8 mi
  • Hattan Butte: 2.1 mi
  • Hillers Butte: 2.2 mi
Cliffs
Springs: 33
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 5
Parks: 4
  • Bright Angel Campground: 1.3 mi
  • Havasupai Gardens Campground: 3.8 mi
  • Cottonwood Campground: 4.5 mi
  • Grand Canyon Navajo Tribal Park: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 4
Museums: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Boat Beach: 1.1 mi
  • Pipe Creek Beach: 2.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Manzanita Rest Area: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Native market: 23.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Sumner Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tritle PeakNE 43°2,505 m10.5 mi
Dragon HeadNW 315°2,362 m8.3 mi
Wotans ThroneE 95°2,360 m6.5 mi
Oza ButteN 6°2,346 m4.9 mi
Shiva TempleNW 307°2,321 m5.9 mi
Brahma TempleENE 60°2,275 m2.4 mi
Deva TempleNE 42°2,224 m3.7 mi
Vishnu TempleESE 102°2,191 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1219:1119:49
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3616:3817:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465259677686908780685646
Precip in1.01.00.90.40.40.20.91.50.91.00.60.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phantom RCH, 1 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359252190

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