Cheops Pyramid
Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona
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Cheops Pyramid is a 5,401-foot-elevation (1,646-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, US.[3]
| Cheops Pyramid | |
|---|---|
South aspect, from South Rim's Yavapai Point | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,401 ft (1,646 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 800 ft (240 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Isis Temple (7,006 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 1.72 mi (2.77 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°07′13″N 112°07′12″W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Cheops Pyramid Location in Arizona  Cheops Pyramid Cheops Pyramid (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Coconino |
| Protected area | Grand Canyon National Park |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau[1] Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Phantom Ranch |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | sandstone, limestone, shale |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 4 climbing[2] |
Description
This butte is situated four miles north of Grand Canyon Village, 2.5 miles south-southwest of Buddha Temple, and 1.7 mile south-southeast of Isis Temple, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 3,000 feet (910 meters) above the Colorado River in 1.5 mile. It was named by George Wharton James for the fanciful resemblance to the famous pyramid constructed by Egyptian Pharaoh Cheops.[4] This was in keeping with Clarence Dutton's tradition of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities.[5] This butte's toponym was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Cheops Pyramid is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.[6]
Geology
Cheops Pyramid is a flat-topped erosional remnant composed of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, overlaying the green shale slopes of the Cambrian Tonto Group, and below that red shale and Shinumo Quartzite of the Proterozoic Unkar Group.[7] Precipitation runoff from Cheops Pyramid drains south to the Colorado River via Phantom Creek (east), and Ninetyone Mile Creek (west).
See also
Gallery
Isis Temple left, Cheops Pyramid in front, Buddha Temple right of center in back.
Isis Temple left, Cheops Pyramid right
Cheops Pyramid (left) and Buddha Temple (right), seen from junction of the Tonto West Trail and Bright Angel Trail
Southeast aspect from Bright Angel Trail
Isis Temple left, Cheops Pyramid right
Cheops Pyramid in bullseye, from Hopi Point
Cheops Pyramid below onlookers at Maricopa Point
Cheops Pyramid (left) and Buddha Temple (right)
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