Steamboat Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,410 ft (2,260 m)[1] |
Prominence | 1,370 ft (420 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Powell Plateau (7,661 ft)[2] |
Isolation | 2.48 mi (3.99 km)[2] |
Coordinates | 36°21′57″N 112°23′56″W / 36.3658246°N 112.3987576°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Grand Canyon National Park Coconino County, Arizona, US |
Parent range | Kaibab Plateau[1] Colorado Plateau |
Topo map | USGS Powell Plateau |
Geology | |
Type of rock | sandstone, limestone, mudstone |
Climbing | |
First ascent | October 17, 1964 Harvey Butchart, Marshall Demick [4] |
Steamboat Mountain is a 7,410-foot-elevation (2,260-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US.[3] It is situated four miles northwest of Holy Grail Temple, and 2.5 miles west-southwest of Timp Point on the North Rim. George Wharton James described it as a "majestic butte", nearly encircled by Galloway and Saddle Canyons.[5] Topographic relief is significant as it rises over 5,400 feet (1,600 meters) above the Colorado River in three miles. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Steamboat Mountain is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone, with precipitation runoff draining west to the Colorado River via Tapeats Creek and Stone Creek.[6] This feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3]