| Mount Hayden | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Grand_Canyon,_Mt._Hayden,_from_Point_Imperial.jpg) Northwest aspect seen from Point Imperial | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,362 ft (2,549 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 522 ft (159 m)[1] |
| Isolation | 2.44 mi (3.93 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°16′21″N 111°58′09″W / 36.2725811°N 111.9691092°W[3] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Charles T. Hayden |
| Geography | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_Arizona_relief_location_map.svg)  Mount Hayden &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Mount Hayden | |
| Location | Grand Canyon Coconino County, Arizona, US |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau[1] Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Point Imperial |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Coconino Sandstone, Hermit Shale |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1977 or 1978 |
| Easiest route | South Face class 5.7+ climbing[2] |
Mount Hayden is an 8,362-foot (2,549 m)-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, United States.[3] It is situated one-half mile (0.80 km) southeast of the Point Imperial viewpoint (eastern Walhalla Plateau), on the canyon's North Rim, where it towers 5,000 feet (1,500 m) above the bottom of Nankoweap Canyon. Mount Hayden, also known as Hayden Peak, is named for Charles T. Hayden (1825–1900), an Arizona pioneer influential in the development of the Arizona Territory where he was known as the "Father of Tempe", and he established Arizona State University.[3] He was also the father of US Senator Carl Hayden, as well as a probate judge. This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]
The first ascent of the summit was made in May 1978 by Joe Sharber, George Bain, and Abra Watkins via the north side (class 5.9 A2).[4] Pegasus, a challenging class 5.10+ route on the East Face, was first climbed by Paul Davidson and Jim Haisley in 1982. The most popular climbing route is the class 5.8 South Face. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Hayden is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.[5]
- ^ a b c "Mount Hayden, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ a b "Mount Hayden – 8,362' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Hayden". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Todd R. Berger, Reflections of Grand Canyon Historians: Ideas, Arguments and First-Person Accounts, 2nd edition, 2008, Grand Canyon Association Publisher, ISBN 978-1934656006, page 198.
- ^ 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.