Chuar Butte

Chuar Butte
East aspect
Highest point
Elevation6,500 ft (2,000 m)[1]
Prominence1,513 ft (461 m)[1]
Parent peakGunther Castle (7,199 ft)[1]
Isolation2.95 mi (4.75 km)[1]
Coordinates36°11′45″N 111°49′29″W / 36.1958779°N 111.8248042°W / 36.1958779; -111.8248042[2]
Geography
Chuar Butte is located in Arizona
Chuar Butte
Chuar Butte
Location in Arizona
Chuar Butte is located in the United States
Chuar Butte
Chuar Butte
Chuar Butte (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCoconino
Protected areaGrand Canyon National Park
Parent rangeKaibab Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Cape Solitude
Geology
Type of rocksandstone, siltstone, limestone
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 5.2 climbing[1]

Chuar Butte is a prominent 6,500-foot-elevation (2,000-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US.[2] It is situated 1.5 miles northwest of Cape Solitude on the canyon's East Rim, three miles southeast of Gunther Castle, and immediately west of the confluence of the Colorado River and Little Colorado River. This position also places it where Marble Canyon ends, and the Grand Canyon begins. Topographic relief is significant as it rises nearly 3,800 feet (1,200 meters) above the river in less than one mile. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Chuar Butte is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chuar Butte – 6,500' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Chuar Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.