NORTH RIM OF GRAND CANYON

DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer: Arizona

North Rim of the Grand Canyon

You have heard it all before, getting there is one of the best parts. In this case it is so very true.
We left from Kanab, Utah on hwy 89A to Jacobs Lake, Az. After we left the desert of Utah and started up to Jacobs Lake it is all forest and beautiful meadows. If you look close you might see wild turkey or the Kaibab squirrel, it is only found up here.
The stands of aspen and blue spruce are beautiful in all seasons. The North Rim is different than the developed South Rim. The scenery, climate, plants, and even the animals.
To visit the North Rim is to understand the meaning of the term “laid back.”
One of the Seven Wonders of the World. The beautiful Colorado River weaves 277 miles around the beautiful buttes, mesas, and valley’s that are in the magnificent canyon.
The North Rim is a higher elevation than the South Rim at 8,000 feet. Because of this it is only open May through October or when ever the snow starts to fall.
Unlike the South Rim the North side has relatively few facilities. There are only three developed areas.
The Point Imperial, here the canyon transforms as the narrow walls of Marble Canyon, visible only as a winding gash, then opens dramatically to become a grand canyon. Layers of red and black rocks, add contrast and color.
Cape Royal provides a panorama up, down, and across the canyon which is 18 miles across and 1 mile deep. Unlimited vistas to the east and west.
The sweeping turn of the Colorado River is framed through the natural arch of Angles Windows.
Bright Angle Point.
This is where the Grand Canyon Lodge is. It is a beautiful lodge with a café and a lot of view points to see the canyon beauty. You can spend a day or a week at the lodge.
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is different, the scenery, climate, plants, and even the animals.
If you could drive from South side to North side across the canyon it would only be 18 miles but to get from one side to the other it is 215 miles by road.
The North Rim of the Grand Canyon is very pretty and it is hard to say which side is the best. One must see both before you can say. Then maybe you will be like me. When I am at the North Rim I think this is the prettiest side. Then when I go to the South Rim I say no maybe this is the best side.
80 miles south of Kanab, Utah on us 89 A to Jacobs lake then hwy 67 south for 27 miles.