HIGHEST - Grand Canyon Vista: Highest Viewpoint - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hummerstation
N 36° 16.740 W 111° 58.695
12S E 412142 N 4015338
Point Imperial's viewpoint is the highest in Grand Canyon National Park at 8803 feet.
Waymark Code: WMP5NF
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 07/05/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 7

“As you look from Point Imperial’s vista, you command the highest viewpoint in the park, at 8,803 feet (2,684 M). The very view is different here. There is no visible basement rock in the rock layers – the river has not cut that deeply yet. Prominent in the middle view are the Supergroup of rocks, the middle rock layers of the canyon, often absent or obscure. The distant Marble Platform is a 2,700 foot (820 m) step down from Point Imperial. Though not visible in the view, as the raven flies, you are nearly seven miles (11 km) removed from the Colorado River. The river meanders its course more than a mile (1.6 km) below this elevation.”

From the orientation table.
Type of documentation of superlative status: Orientation Table

Location of coordinates: At the Orientation Table

Web Site: Not listed

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