DescriptionGrand Canyon National Park, Powell Point Sunset.jpg
English: The soft glow of twilight illuminating this vast canyon landscape, just after sunset. Shiva Temple centered in the distance. This photo was taken near the Powell Point shuttle bus stop.
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Grand Canyon National Park Powell Point Sunset 1310035
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Just after sunset at Powell Point on the South Rim of the park. Thursday, December 17, 2020. NPS/M.QuinnAlong historic Hermit Road on the South Rim, Powell Point provides stunning 200° vistas of Grand Canyon. The viewpoint, and the stone memorial located here, commemorate the 1869 and 1871-72 exploratory river trips through Grand Canyon on the Colorado River by Major John Wesley Powell and his crewmembers. This photo is taken near the shuttle bus stop. Powell Point is visible on the right
Points along Desert View Drive that offer great east and west panoramas include Yaki, 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.