Sumner Point
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
- 1,560 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Coconino Overlook · 7 mi
- Bison Watching Spot · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Bradley Point: 1.3 mi
- Johnson Point: 1.4 mi
- Jones Point: 1.5 mi
- Demaray Point: 1.9 mi
- Sturdevant Point: 2.0 mi
- Burro Spring: 2.8 mi
- Pipe Spring: 3.2 mi
- Cedar Spring: 5.9 mi
- Roaring Springs: 6.2 mi
- Cliff Dweller Spring: 6.4 mi
- Grand Canyon: 1.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Grand Canyon South Rim: 4.0 mi
- Buckey O'Neill Cabin: 5.3 mi
- Masonic Grand Canyon Degree Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Walhalla Glades: 7.7 mi
- Hermit’s Rest: 8.3 mi
- désert point: 14.7 mi
- Pasture Wash Park Ranger Station (ruins): 17.9 mi
- 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
- Ribbon Falls: 3.4 mi
- Upper Ribbon Falls: 3.8 mi
- Upper Upper Ribbon Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cheyava Falls: 6.1 mi
- Yavapai Geology Museum: 3.9 mi
- Kolb Studio Museum: 5.3 mi
- Big E Steakhouse & Saloon: 10.0 mi
- Tusayan Museum: 13.6 mi
- Boat Beach: 1.1 mi
- Pipe Creek Beach: 2.1 mi
- Havasupai Gardens Day Use Area: 3.8 mi
- Rowe Well Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
- Manzanita Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Anita: 19.9 mi
- Native market: 23.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Sumner Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tritle Peak | NE 43° | 2,505 m | 10.5 mi |
| Dragon Head | NW 315° | 2,362 m | 8.3 mi |
| Wotans Throne | E 95° | 2,360 m | 6.5 mi |
| Oza Butte | N 6° | 2,346 m | 4.9 mi |
| Shiva Temple | NW 307° | 2,321 m | 5.9 mi |
| Brahma Temple | ENE 60° | 2,275 m | 2.4 mi |
| Deva Temple | NE 42° | 2,224 m | 3.7 mi |
| Sinking Ship | SE 142° | 2,206 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:12 | 19:11 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 52 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 86 | 90 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 56 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359252190
Day trips start here
- Grand Canyon · 5 mi
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