King Arthur Castle

King Arthur Castle
King Arthur Castle upper left with Guinevere Castle. Dox Castle to right. From the west.
Highest point
Elevation7,344 ft (2,238 m)[1]
Prominence804 ft (245 m)[1]
Parent peakElaine Castle (7,431 ft)[1]
Isolation2.88 mi (4.63 km)[1]
Coordinates36°15′52″N 112°16′17″W / 36.2645481°N 112.2714262°W / 36.2645481; -112.2714262[2]
Geography
King Arthur Castle is located in Arizona
King Arthur Castle
King Arthur Castle
Location in Arizona
King Arthur Castle is located in the United States
King Arthur Castle
King Arthur Castle
King Arthur Castle (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCoconino
Protected areaGrand Canyon National Park
Parent rangeKaibab Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS King Arthur Castle
Geology
Type of rocklimestone, sandstone, mudstone
Climbing
First ascent1961, Merrel Clubb

King Arthur Castle is a 7,344-foot-elevation (2,238-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US.[2] It is situated one-half mile northwest of Guinevere Castle, one mile west of Excalibur, and two miles east-southeast of Holy Grail Temple, within the Shinumo Amphitheater. Topographic relief is significant as it rises over 5,100 feet (1,600 meters) above the Colorado River in 4.5 miles (7.2 km). According to the Köppen climate classification system, King Arthur Castle is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone, with precipitation runoff draining west to the Colorado River via Shinumo Creek.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d "King Arthur Castle – 7,344' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  2. ^ a b "King Arthur Castle". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  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 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.