Explorers Monument (Grand Canyon)

Explorers Monument is a 4,572-foot-elevation (1,394 meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA.[2] It is situated 3.5 miles due west of Mount Huethawali, within a meander of the Colorado River. It towers over 2,400 feet (730 meters) directly above the river, providing rafters a view of this landmark. Explorers Monument is topped by rock of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group which overlays cliff-forming Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which in turn overlays Cambrian Tonto Group.[3] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Explorers Monument is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.[4]

Explorers Monument
Southwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation4,572 ft (1,394 m) [1]
Prominence272 ft (83 m) [1]
Parent peakMarcos Terrace (5,140 ft)[1]
Isolation2.06 mi (3.32 km) [1]
Coordinates36°12′17″N 112°26′42″W [2]
Geography
Explorers Monument
Location in Arizona
Explorers Monument
Explorers Monument (the United States)
LocationGrand Canyon National Park
Coconino County, Arizona, US
Parent rangeColorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Explorers Monument
Geology
Type of rocksandstone, limestone, mudstone
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 4 climbing[1]

History

Explorers Monument was originally named "Marcos Monument" by George Wharton James because it adjoins Marcos Terrace, which is named for Marcos de Niza, a Franciscan friar and explorer.[2] Subsequently, the United States Geological Survey proposed and in 1908 officially adopted the name "Explorers Monument" to honor Grand Canyon explorers Joseph Christmas Ives, George Wheeler, Edward Beale, Almon Thompson, and John Newberry.[5] [2]

See also
Explorers Monument centered

References
  1. "Explorers Monument - 4,572' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  2. "Explorers Monument". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  3. N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917.
  4. 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.
  5. Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt, The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, 2018, ABC-CLIO Publisher, page 74.
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