Earth:Masonic Temple (Grand Canyon)
| Masonic Temple | |
|---|---|
 South aspect (Dutton Point upper left) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,242 ft (1,903 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 62 ft (19 m) [1] |
| Parent peak | Holy Grail Temple (6,711 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 2.58 mi (4.15 km) [1] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 36°16′35″N 112°21′03″W / 36.2764984°N 112.3507455°W [2] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Grand Canyon National Park Coconino County, Arizona, US |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS King Arthur Castle |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | sandstone, limestone, shale |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Alan Doty[3] |
| Easiest route | class 4 climbing[1] |
Masonic Temple is a 6,242-foot-elevation (1,903-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US.[2] Set below Dutton Point on the Powell Plateau, and overlooking the Shinumo Amphitheater, it is situated three miles west of Holy Grail Temple, 2.7 miles northwest of Dox Castle, and 1.6 miles north-northeast of Fan Island. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 4,000 feet (1,200 meters) above the Colorado River in four miles (6.4 km). According to the Köppen climate classification system, Masonic Temple is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone, with precipitation runoff draining south to the Colorado River via Hakatai Canyon from the west aspect, Burro Canyon from the south aspect, and Muav Canyon from the east aspect.[4] This butte is an erosional remnant composed of strata of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group overlaying the conspicuous cliffs of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, in turn overlaying the Cambrian Tonto Group.[5]
Etymology
Masonic Temple was named by George Wharton James as a tribute to the Order of Freemasons, an organization to which he belonged.[2][6] To James, the immense angular walls below Dutton Point seemed to form a square, and the freemasonry expression "on the square" suggested to him the name.[7] This feature's name was officially adopted in 1908 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]
Gallery
South aspect from Colorado River (Dutton Point behind to left)
Fan Island (left), with Dutton Point looming behind it. Masonic Temple to right.
Masonic Temple in upper right
Dutton Point and Masonic Temple in the distance.
Huxley Terrace, Wallace Butte, and Tyndall Dome in front.
See also
- Geology of the Grand Canyon area
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Masonic Temple – 6,242' AZ". https://listsofjohn.com/peak/73276.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Masonic Temple". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:7767.
- ↑ Todd R. Berger, Reflections of Grand Canyon Historians: Ideas, Arguments and First-Person Accounts, 2nd edition, 2008, Grand Canyon Association Publisher, ISBN:978-1934656006
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (October 11, 2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Bibcode: 2007HESS...11.1633P. https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf.
- ↑ Ralph Lee Hopkins, Hiking the Southwest's Geology: Four Corners Region, 2002, The Mountaineers Books, ISBN:0898868564, page 91.
- ↑ Gregory McNamee, Grand Canyon Place Names, 1997, Mountaineers Publisher, ISBN:9780898865332, page 80.
- ↑ George Wharton James, In and Around the Grand Canyon, 1900, Little, Brown, and Company, page 98.
External links
- Weather forecast: National Weather Service
- Masonic Temple photo by Harvey Butchart
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