Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon)

Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon) is an 8,424-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA. It is the highest peak within Grand Canyon National Park and it forms a portion of the northeast border of the park. Point Imperial, the last viewpoint north, on the Walhalla Plateau, is ~2.0 southwest. Saddle Mountain contains the Saddle Mountain Wilderness, and the Saddle Mountain Wilderness Trail. The short Saddle Creek drains the mountain to the Colorado River (Marble Canyon region), northeast, and the large Nankoweap Creek drainage drains the entire length of the mountain, about 25 mi, to the south, then east.

Saddle Mountain
(Grand Canyon)
~southwest aspect from North Rim, Walhalla Plateau, (Kaibab Plateau)
Highest point
Elevation8,424 ft (2,568 m)[1]
Prominence883 ft (269 m)[1]
Parent peakPeak 8881
Isolation2.04 mi (3.28 km)[2]
Coordinates36.3120°N 111.9500°W / 36.3120; -111.9500
Geography
Saddle Mountain
Location in Arizona
Saddle Mountain
Saddle Mountain (the United States)
LocationGrand Canyon National Park
Coconino County, Arizona, US
Parent rangeKaibab Plateau[1]
(Walhalla Plateau)
Colorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Point Imperial
Geology
Age of rockPermian-(prominence)
Mountain typesedimentary rock: limestone,siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, shale
Type of rockKaibab Limestone,
Toroweap Formation,
Coconino Sandstone,
Hermit Shale,
Supai Group,
Redwall Limestone,
Muav Limestone,
Bright Angel Shale

Reflist

  1. "Saddle Mountain, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. "Saddle Mountain - 8,424' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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