| Freya Castle | |
|---|---|
 North aspect, from Angels Window Overlook (Vishnu Temple upper right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,288 ft (2,221 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 688 ft (210 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Wotans Throne (7,740 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.42 mi (2.29 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°06′40″N 111°56′11″W / 36.1111594°N 111.9364970°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Freya Castle  Freya Castle | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Coconino |
| Protected area | Grand Canyon National Park |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau[1] Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Cape Royal |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Coconino Sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1962 |
| Easiest route | class 4 climbing[2] |
Freya Castle is a 7,288-foot-elevation (2,221-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US.[3] It is situated one mile southeast of the Cape Royal overlook on the canyon's North Rim, 1.5 mile north of Vishnu Temple, and 1.7 mile northeast of Wotans Throne. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 3,400 feet (1,000 meters) above the Unkar Valley in one mile.
Freya Castle is named for Freya, the Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, sex, war, gold, and seiðr.[3] This name was applied by geologist François E. Matthes, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's practice of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities.[4][5] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]
The first ascent of the summit was made by Harvey Butchart and Allyn Cureton on June 24, 1962.[6] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Freya Castle is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.[7]
- ^ a b c "Freya Castle, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ a b c "Freya Castle – 7,288' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ a b c d "Freya Castle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ Stephen J. Pyne, Voyager: Seeking Newer Worlds in the Third Great Age of Discovery, 2010, Penguin Group.
- ^ Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt, The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, 2018, ABC-CLIO Publisher, p. 151.
- ^ "Harvey Butchart's Grand Canyon Hiking Logs". cholla.mmto.org. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ 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.