Horseshoe Mesa

Horseshoe Mesa is a 5,246-foot-elevation mesa-summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA. It is located 1.5 mi south of the Colorado River and Granite Gorge; also 4 mi due-south of the Cape Royal overlook, and ~2.0 mi northwest from Grandview Point, of the East South Rim, Grand Canyon. The Grandview Trail descends to Horseshoe Mesa, then drops down to meet the (mostly horizontal trail, on the Tonto Platform), the Tonto Trail.

Horseshoe Mesa
(remote view)-Horseshoe Mesa at distance across the Colorado River
(Krishna Shrine and its prominence, left)
Highest point
Elevation5,246 ft (1,599 m)[1]
Prominence346 ft (105 m)[2]
Parent peakUnnamed butte
Isolation1.16 mi (1.87 km)[2]
Coordinates36.0241°N 111.9758°W / 36.0241; -111.9758
Geography
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Location in Arizona
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LocationGrand Canyon National Park
Coconino County, Arizona, US
Parent rangeKaibab Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Cape Royal
Geology
Age of rockPennsylvanian down to Cambrian
Mountain typesedimentary rock: sandstone-(prominence-cliff),siltstone, mudstone, limestone, shale
Type of rockSupai Group,
Redwall Limestone,
Muav Limestone,
Bright Angel Shale

Horseshoe Mesa is shaped like a horseshoe, legs facing due-north towards the Colorado. The mesa is a mostly flat upper platform of Redwall Limestone, with its tall cliffs elevating the mesa. A peak of Supai Group is the prominence, at the mesa's south end.

Reflist

  1. "Horseshoe Mesa, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  2. "Horseshoe Mesa - 5,246' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
Horseshoe Mesa from Grandview Point
Horseshoe Mesa centered in lower half of frame
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