Venus Temple
Venus Temple is a 6,281-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. The landform is attached to Apollo Temple immediately south-southeast. Venus Temple is ~2.0 mi northwest of the southwest-flowing Colorado River. Both Venus and Apollo Temples are 4.0 mi west of the south end of the Grand Canyon’s East Rim. The east side of Venus Temple drains into Upper Basalt Canyon and Creek; the west side drains west-then-south into Lower Unkar Creek.
The prominence of Venus Temple is composed of lower members of the orange-red Supai Group on the upper platform of the cliff-forming Redwall Limestone, upon the Cambrian Tonto Group. Members of the Grand Canyon Supergroup lie below.
| Venus Temple | |
|---|---|
 Venus Temple-(left), Apollo Temple-(right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,281 ft (1,914 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 501 ft (153 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Jupiter Temple |
| Isolation | 0.86 mi (1.38 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 36.1234963°N 111.8834947°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Venus Temple Location in Arizona  Venus Temple Venus Temple (the United States) | |
| Location | Grand Canyon National Park Coconino County, Arizona, US |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau (Walhalla Plateau) Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Cape Royal |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pennsylvanian down to Neoproterozoic |
| Mountain type | sedimentary rock: sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, limestone, shale volcanic rock: basalt |
| Type of rock | Supai Group, Redwall Limestone, Muav Limestone, Bright Angel Shale, Tapeats Sandstone, Grand Canyon Supergroup-(4 units), 2–Nankoweap Formation, 1–Unkar Group-members-(5) 5_Cardenas Basalt, 4_Dox Formation |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Venus Temple.
- "Venus Temple – 6,281' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- Venus Temple, Topozone
External links
Apollo Temple lower left, Venus Temple lower right. Aerial view.
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