Juno Temple (Grand Canyon)

Juno Temple is a 6,896-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States. It is located 1.5 miles east-northeast of the Cape Final overlook, and is about 1.0 mi north of Jupiter Temple, its nearest high neighbor. It also lies about 3.5 miles from the Colorado River, at the headwaters of the Basalt Creek and Canyon watershed, its major drainage on its east flank.

Unlike its Jupiter Temple neighbor which has a prominence of Coconino Sandstone on a long ridgeline, Juno Temple is a ridgeline of eroded Supai Group, and is stained dark, unlike the often bright, orange-reds of the common Supai Group “redbeds”.

Juno Temple
(Grand Canyon)
Jupiter Temple (center) and lower elevation, black-topped ridgeline (left) of Juno Temple
Highest point
Elevation6,896 ft (2,102 m)[1]
Prominence396 ft (121 m)[1]
Parent peakJupiter Temple
Isolation1.08 mi (1.74 km)[1]
Coordinates36.1504°N 111.8917°W / 36.1504; -111.8917
Geography
Juno Temple is located in Arizona
Juno Temple
Juno Temple
Location in Arizona
Juno Temple is located in the United States
Juno Temple
Juno Temple
Juno Temple (the United States)
LocationGrand Canyon National Park
Coconino County, Arizona, US
Parent rangeKaibab Plateau
(Walhalla Plateau)
Colorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Walhalla Plateau
Geology
Age of rockPennsylvanian down to Cambrian
Mountain typesedimentary rock: sandstone-(prominence-cliff), siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, shale
Type of rockSupai Group,
Redwall Limestone,
Muav Limestone,
Bright Angel Shale
Climbing
First ascentSeptember 3, 1961 Harvey Butchart[2]

References

  1. "Juno Temple – 6,896' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. "CONTENTdm".
Aerial view, Juno Temple centered, east aspect.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.