Bell Butte
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| Bell Butte | |
|---|---|
 Northwest aspect, viewed from Moki Dugway | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,351 ft (1,631 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 291 ft (89 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Lady in the Bathtub[1] |
| Isolation | 2.97 mi (4.78 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°14′27″N 109°53′46″W / 37.2407192°N 109.8961967°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Bell Butte Location in Utah  Bell Butte Bell Butte (the United States) | |
| Location | Valley of the Gods San Juan County, Utah, U.S. |
| Parent range | Colorado Plateau[2] |
| Topo map | USGS The Goosenecks |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Permian |
| Rock type(s) | Sandstone, siltstone |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 2+ scrambling[1] |
Bell Butte is a 5,351-foot-elevation (1,631-meter) pillar in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
Bell Butte is situated 19 miles (31 km) west of Bluff, Utah, in the Valley of the Gods, on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.[4] Precipitation runoff from this landform drains to the San Juan River via Lime Creek.[2] Access to the butte is from Highway 261. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 450 feet (137 meters) above the valley floor in 0.2 mile (0.32 km). This landform's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3]
Geology
Bell Butte is composed of strata of early Permian Halgaito Formation which is the basal member of the Cutler Group.[5] The valley floor is Honaker Trail Formation.[6]
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