Grand Canyon: Sunset at Yavapai Point: SR 0700

Where are the best views of sunset in Grand Canyon National Park? There is no one best place for watching sunrise or sunset, just good places and better places. Look for a viewpoint that juts into the canyon with views both east and west. • While Hopi Point is unquestionably a desirable viewpoint for sunset, it attracts crowds of people and buses, especially in the summer. • Yaki and Pima Points offer spectacular views of the canyon, are less congested, and may allow you to hear the sound of the Colorado River a mile below! • Other points offering great east and west panoramas include Mohave, Navajo, and Desert View. • Lipan Point, near Desert View, offers incredible views of the canyon with the San Francisco Peaks to the south, the distant Painted Desert, and extensive stretches of the river below. • For a memorable sunrise, try Mather or Yaki Points. For more information visit: www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/sunrise_set_moon.htm NPS Photo by Michael Quinn At sunset the pageant closes amid splendors that seem more than earthly. …the sun draws near the horizon, the great drama … begins. The western sky is all aflame. The climax has now come. The blaze of sunlight … so rich, so strong, so pure that it makes the heart ache and the throat tighten. …the sun sinks…. But its glory mounts upward and diffuses itself in the sky above. -Clarence Dutton, Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District, 1882