The Colorado River comes into view to the west. Hopi Point is one of the most popular viewpoints for watching the sunset and sunrise because of its wide vistas. Hopi Point is the most Popular Viewpoint for the ideal Sunset.Ġ.8 miles, 1.3 km west from here to Mohave Point on dirt trailĠ.3 miles, 0.5 km east from here to Powell Point on dirt trail Here is a great link to the Sunrise/Sunset times that will guide your timing for Sunset: We recommend the following viewpoints for sunset or sunrise on your Grand Canyon visit: This sunrise/sunset performance is one of the many, many the Canyon has displayed over the last million or so years but if you are lucky enough to experience it, you will never forget it. Sunrise brings a new look and light to the Canyon, very different but no less beautiful than the evening before. When the sun dips behind the plateau, the show is over and the Grand Canyon goes dark. It is magnificent! You are either snapping photos as fast as your shutter-speed will go or you are standing still, watching Nature’s light show play out for you.
In just minutes, the Canyon can change from orange to pink to purple as the falling sun casts color and shade across the valleys, peaks and crevasses. This is when the Grand Canyon comes alive with vivid color, great shadows and dancing light. Sunset and Sunrise at Grand CanyonĮspecially at sunset. It has taken about 5 to 6 million years for the Grand Canyon to form and mature, standing stoically as one of the greatest monuments to the magnificence and patience of Nature. The sheer magnitude of its size is only outdone by its age as it watches millennium after millennium come and go. Standing on the edge of the mighty Grand Canyon has been described as awe-inspiring, breathtaking, astonishing and even overwhelming. Grand Canyon Sunsets and Sunrises are central to your visit.