Horus Temple
Summit in the Grand Canyon, Arizona / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Horus Temple is a 6,150 ft elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, Southwestern United States. This butte is situated as the central landform in a 3-series line of peaks southwest of the Shiva Temple (forested)-tableland prominence.
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Horus Temple | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,150 ft (1,870 m)[1] |
Prominence | 610 ft (190 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Osiris Temple |
Isolation | 0.73 mi (1.17 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 36°08′17″N 112°10′40″W[2] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Horus[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Grand Canyon Coconino County, Arizona, US |
Parent range | Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau |
Geology | |
Mountain type | sedimentary units: sandstone, shale, siltstone, mudstone, limestone |
Type of rock | (caprock-debris cliff)-Coconino Sandstone, on slopes of Hermit Formation (shale) debris, upon platform of resistant cliff-former Esplanade Sandstone and Coconino Sandstone-caprock, Hermit Formation, Esplanade Sandstone-platform-(Supai Group, unit 4 of 4), Supai Group, Redwall Limestone, Muav Limestone, Bright Angel Shale, Tapeats Sandstone |
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