Venus Temple

Venus Temple is a 6,281-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA. The landform is attached to Apollo Temple immediately south-southeast. Venus Temple is ~2.0 mi northwest of the southwest-flowing Colorado River. Both Venus and Apollo Temples are 4.0 mi west of the south end of the Grand Canyon’s East Rim. The east side of Venus Temple drains into Upper Basalt Canyon and Creek; the west side drains west-then-south into Lower Unkar Creek.

The prominence of Venus Temple is composed of lower members of the orange-red Supai Group on the upper platform of the cliff-forming Redwall Limestone, upon the Cambrian Tonto Group. Members of the Grand Canyon Supergroup lie below.

Venus Temple
Venus Temple-(left),
Apollo Temple-(right)
Highest point
Elevation6,281 ft (1,914 m)[1]
Prominence501 ft (153 m)[1]
Parent peakJupiter Temple
Isolation0.86 mi (1.38 km)[1]
Coordinates36.1234963°N 111.8834947°W / 36.1234963; -111.8834947[2]
Geography
Venus Temple
Location in Arizona
Venus Temple
Venus Temple (the United States)
LocationGrand Canyon National Park
Coconino County, Arizona, US
Parent rangeKaibab Plateau
(Walhalla Plateau)
Colorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Cape Royal
Geology
Age of rockPennsylvanian down to Neoproterozoic
Mountain typesedimentary rock: sandstone,siltstone, mudstone, limestone, shale volcanic rock: basalt
Type of rockSupai Group,
Redwall Limestone,
Muav Limestone,
Bright Angel Shale,
Tapeats Sandstone,
Grand Canyon Supergroup-(4 units),
2–Nankoweap Formation,
1–Unkar Group-members-(5)
5_Cardenas Basalt,
4_Dox Formation

See also

References

  1. "Venus Temple - 6,281' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. Venus Temple, Topozone
Apollo Temple lower left, Venus Temple lower right. Aerial view.
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