Padres Butte

Padres Butte is a butte near the tip of Padre Point on the south shore of Lake Powell in San Juan County, Utah. The summit of the butte has an elevation of 4,043 feet (1,232 m). It was formerly an island in the man-made lake, but land connecting the butte with the rest of Padre Point has been exposed as the lake's water levels have declined.[3][4]

Padres Butte
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation4,043 ft (1,232 m)<=[1]
Prominence463 ft (141 m)[1]
Parent peakDominguez Butte[1]
Isolation1.29 mi (2.08 km)[1]
Coordinates37°02′54″N 111°16′58″W[2]
Geography
Padres Butte
Location in Utah
Padres Butte
Padres Butte (the United States)
LocationGlen Canyon National Recreation Area
San Juan County, Utah, U.S.
Parent rangeColorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Gunsight Butte
Geology
Age of rockJurassic
Type of rockEntrada Sandstone
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 5.x climbing[1]

Padres Butte marks the site of the historical Crossing of the Fathers, a series of sand bars along the great bend in the Colorado River a mile west of the butte that once offered a fordable crossing of the river.[5] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1961 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gregory Butte is located in an arid climate zone with hot, very dry summers, and chilly winters with very little snow.[6]

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