Tritle Peak
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| Tritle Peak | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Tritle Peak (~0.4 mi from Walhalla Plateau, East Rim) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,388 ft (2,557 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 208 ft (63 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Roosevelt Point (and Brady Peak) |
| Isolation | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Coordinates | 36°13′28″N 111°56′52″W / 36.2245°N 111.9478°W |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Grand Canyon Coconino County, Arizona. U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Walhalla Plateau |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Permian |
| Mountain type(s) | sedimentary rock: sandstone, shale, siltstone |
| Rock type(s) | Coconino Sandstone-(eroded cliff prominence) and Hermit Shale-(slopes), Esplanade Sandstone-(Supai unit 4), Supai Group, Redwall Limestone |
Tritle Peak is an 8,388-foot (2,557 m) prominence adjacent Roosevelt Point, on the East Rim of the Walhalla Plateau (East Kaibab Plateau). It is located in far eastern Grand Canyon, of Northern Arizona. The peak is only about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) northeast of Roosevelt Point on an eroded ridgeline, and it is a very short caprock remainder of Coconino Sandstone cliffs upon Hermit Shale slopes. The entire ridge is a bright dark-burnt-red from the Hermit Shale, and sits on a ridgeline-platform of Supai Group unit 4, the Esplanade Sandstone.
Tritle Peak is at the headwaters of two major drainages east to the south-flowing Colorado River, next to the East Rim, Grand Canyon – Upper Nankoweap Creek drainage (north), and Upper Kwagunt Creek drainage (south).
