Hopi Point is the fourth stop westbound on the free Hermit Road shuttle bus service in Grand Canyon National Park. Its wide vistas, views of the Colorado River, and sunset views make it one of the most popular stops on the route. We visited in March 2018.
Rim Trail at Hopi Point |
Looking down into the shadows |
Top of The Battleship below Wotans Throne and Vishnu Temple |
Bright Angel Canyon and The Battleship |
Condor nesting cave in The Battleship |
Colorado River visible twice below Bright Angel Canyon and Plateau Point |
A glimmer of the Colorado River at the mouth of The Inferno (Salt Creek) |
Granite Rapids below The Alligator (5810') |
Fifth glimpse of Colorado River visible over The Alligator (5810') |
Osiris Temple (6613') with Horus Temple (6150') below and Grama Point above (7763') with Claude Birdseye Point (6982') to the right |
Closer view of Claude Birdseye Point |
Granite Gorge, Bright Angel Canyon, Deva Temple (7353'), Brahma Temple (7551'), and Zoroaster Temple (7123') |
View northwest over The Alligator and The Inferno |
Diana Temple (6683' 7 miles) below Mount Trumbull (8029' 60 miles) |
Havasupai Point (6720'), Grand Scenic Divide (5658'), and Wheeler Point (6721') with an arm of Scorpion Ridge below (4594' and 4996') |
View northwest |
Entrance to Grand Canyon National Park requires an entry fee of $35 per passenger vehicle for a 7-day pass. Any of the America the Beautiful passes may be used instead.
The park website is https://www.nps.gov/grca.
No comments:
Post a Comment