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Monday, June 29, 2015

Navajo Point - Grand Canyon National Park


The second stop of our May 2015 visit to Grand Canyon National Park was at Navajo Point (7461'). A very short paved loop trail leads to the overlook from the paved parking area. There are no amenities at this location as it is about a mile from the facilities at Desert View.

Desert View Watchtower is dwarfed by the size of the canyon

Colorado River and Palisades of the Desert

Comanche Point (7073' 4.2 miles)

Atoko Point (8402' 13 miles) on the North Rim, Siegfried Pyre (7922' 11.6 miles) and Gunther Castle (7199' 12 miles)

Gunther Castle

Solomon Temple (5121') and The Tabernacle (4802') in the foreground with twin peaked Angels Gate (6761') above

Colorado River (2625'), Basalt Cliffs to Ochoa Point (4761') and Jupiter Temple (7084')

Cardenas Butte (6281')

An entry fee of $30 per private vehicle is collected at three entrance stations and is good for seven consecutive days at both the South and North Rims. Other fee payment options include the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes including the Annual Pass ($80), Senior Pass ($10 for lifetime), Access Pass (free with documented disability) and Military Annual Pass (free for active duty personnel).

The park website is http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm.

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