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Comanche Point is a 7,073-foot high point on the Grand Canyon’s East Rim in northern Arizona and the highest point along this less-visited stretch of rim. More notable than its elevation is its dramatic relief, rising 4,400 feet above the Colorado River in just 1.5 miles. Its steep walls display a classic sequence of Grand Canyon rock layers, including Kaibab Limestone, Coconino Sandstone, Hermit Formation, the Supai Group, Redwall Limestone, and parts of the Tonto Group. George Wharton James gave the point its name in 1900, following a wider pattern of naming canyon rim points after Native American nations, and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names adopted it officially in 1906.
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Grand Canyon, Arizona · United States
