Dana Butte
Description
WikipediaDana Butte is a 4,964-foot (1,513 m) prominence, (named for geologist and volcanologist James Dwight Dana), adjacent the course of the Colorado River, in the Grand Canyon and sits on the south side of Granite Gorge. The butte is roughly 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-northwest of Grand Canyon Village of the central Grand Canyon, and lies about 2.0 miles (3.2 km) due north of Pima Point (South Rim). The butte lies at the end of a higher elevation bright-red, very narrow Supai Group ridgeline, and the spire of Dana Butte sits on the cliff-former Redwall Limestone that creates not only massive cliffs, but platforms that support younger rock units above. Dana Butte's prominence spire is dull gray, sitting on gray debris on the platform, and is composed of weathered Supai Group Manakacha Formation, also a cliff-former rock. Dana Butte drains west into the Salt Creek (Grand Canyon) drainage, and east into the adjacent canyon of the terminus of Salt Creek.
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Hiking score 0–100 · 10-yr climate averagesNeighbouring summits
| Name | Elevation | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Battleship | 1,779 m | SE 149° | 2.1 km |
| The Alligator | 1,760 m | SW 233° | 2.1 km |
| Grandeur Point | 2,145 m | SE 139° | 4.0 km |
| Tower of Set | 1,823 m | NW 322° | 4.1 km |
| Cheops Pyramid | 1,646 m | NE 40° | 4.2 km |
| Cope Butte | 1,374 m | W 264° | 4.2 km |
Climbing routes
nearest first| Route | Area | Grade | From summit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlebitch | The Battleship | 5.8+ | 2.0 km |
| Original Route | The Battleship | — | 2.0 km |
| North Face | Monument Creek Pinnacle | 5.10a | 3.5 km |
| Side blotch bomber | South Rim Trail Boulder | V6- | 3.7 km |
| Alien balls | South Rim Trail Boulder | V2- | 3.7 km |
| Zingin In The Rain | Lower Flailing Wall | 5.12- | 3.7 km |
| Nautilus Workout | Lower Flailing Wall | 5.9+ | 3.7 km |
| Surface Tension | Lower Flailing Wall | 5.10- | 3.7 km |
| A Yucca Minute | Lower Flailing Wall | 5.11- | 3.7 km |
| The Makers Mark | Lower Flailing Wall | 5.11 | 3.7 km |
| The Pink Panter | Lower Flailing Wall | 5.10a/b | 3.7 km |
| Preying Mantles | Lower Flailing Wall | 5.11 | 3.7 km |
| Unknown | Lower Flailing Wall | 5.11a/b | 3.7 km |
| Studly Do-Right | Lower Flailing Wall | 5.9- | 3.7 km |
| Cleanliness | Medivac Wall | 5.7 | 3.7 km |
| Godliness | Medivac Wall | 5.8 | 3.7 km |
| Loch Ness | Medivac Wall | 5.11 | 3.7 km |
| Billy Crystal | Medivac Wall | 5.7 | 3.7 km |
| Lieback and Enjoy It | Wailing Wall | 5.10- | 3.7 km |
| Easier Than Jackie | Wailing Wall | 5.7 | 3.7 km |
| Rip Off | Wailing Wall | 5.8 | 3.7 km |
| Roof Left | Wailing Wall | 5.5 | 3.7 km |
| Orca the Killer Wall | Wailing Wall | 5.10a | 3.7 km |
| Roof Right | Wailing Wall | 5.6 | 3.7 km |
| Black Bawl | Wailing Wall | 5.9 | 3.7 km |