Jupiter Temple

Jupiter Temple
West aspect, from Cape Final
Highest point
Elevation7,084 ft (2,159 m)[1]
Prominence1,072 ft (327 m)[1]
Parent peakFreya Castle (7,288 ft)[2]
Isolation3.06 mi (4.92 km)[2]
Coordinates36°08′05″N 111°53′24″W / 36.1347185°N 111.8900647°W / 36.1347185; -111.8900647[3]
Geography
Jupiter Temple is located in Arizona
Jupiter Temple
Jupiter Temple
Location in Arizona
Jupiter Temple is located in the United States
Jupiter Temple
Jupiter Temple
Jupiter Temple (the United States)
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCoconino
Protected areaGrand Canyon National Park
Parent rangeKaibab Plateau[1]
Colorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Walhalla Plateau
Geology
Rock typesandstone, siltstone, limestone

Jupiter Temple is a 7,084-foot (2,159 m)-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States.[3] It is situated one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Cape Final on the canyon's North Rim, one point five miles (2.4 km) north-northwest of Apollo Temple, and three miles (4.8 km) northeast of Freya Castle, which is the nearest higher peak. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 4,400 feet (1,300 m) above the Colorado River in less than four miles (6.4 km).

Jupiter Temple is named for Jupiter, supreme deity in Roman mythology, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's tradition of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities.[4][5] This feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Jupiter Temple is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone.[6]

Geology

Jupiter Temple strata

The summit of Jupiter Temple is a cupola of remnant Permian Coconino Sandstone overlaying strata of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group. This in turn overlays the cliff-forming layer of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which in turn overlays Cambrian Tonto Group, and finally Neoproterozoic Chuar Group at river level.[7] Precipitation runoff from Jupiter Temple drains south to the Colorado River via Basalt and Unkar Creeks.

See also

  • Aerial view of Jupiter Temple (left), Siegfried Pyre (upper left corner), and Apollo Temple (lower right). In Roman mythology, Apollo is Jupiter's son.
    Aerial view of Jupiter Temple (left), Siegfried Pyre (upper left corner), and Apollo Temple (lower right). In Roman mythology, Apollo is Jupiter's son.
  • Jupiter Temple from South Rim
    Jupiter Temple from South Rim
  • Aerial view of Jupiter Temple (centered), northeast aspect
    Aerial view of Jupiter Temple (centered), northeast aspect

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jupiter Temple, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. ^ a b "Jupiter Temple – 7,084' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Jupiter Temple". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. ^ Gregory McNamee, Grand Canyon Place Names, 1997, Mountaineers Publisher, ISBN 978-0898865332, p. 69.
  5. ^ Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt, The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, 2018, ABC-CLIO Publisher, p. 151.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917. p. 57.
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