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North America / United States / Arizona / Temple Butte
Record SL-631247 · Wikidata Q8536610

Temple Butte

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Elevation
1,546 m
5,072 ft
Prominence
262 m
Isolation
2.9 km
Coordinates
36.1619° N, 111.8246° W
Grid ref
Temple Butte
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Description

Wikipedia

Temple Butte, in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, US is a prominence below the East Rim. The butte lies on the west bank of the south-flowing Colorado River. The outfall from the Little Colorado River, draining from the Painted Desert to the east and southeast, is about two miles upstream. Temple Butte is 5,308 feet (1,618 m) in elevation. It is the historical site of some wreckage of the 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision. It was first thought that smoke from Temple Butte, was due to a lightning strike fire, but later was found to be the result of the mid-air collision.

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Chuar Lava Hill 1,198 m S 184° 1.9 km
Carbon Butte 1,345 m NW 313° 2.2 km
Peshlakai Point 1,813 m SE 122° 2.3 km
Lava Butte 1,274 m S 187° 3.0 km
Chuar Butte 1,940 m N 359° 3.6 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
Comanche Point Pinnacle Comanche Point Pinnacle 5.11- 7.8 km
Comanche Ridge (SW) Comanche Ridge (SW) 5.10+ 7.9 km