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Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona For ancient temple in Israel, see Solomon's Temple. For other uses, see Solomon's Temple (disambiguation).
Solomon Temple
Solomon Temple centered in bullseye.
Southwest aspect, from Grandview Point.
Highest point
Elevation5,121 ft (1,561 m)
Prominence661 ft (201 m)
Parent peakRama Shrine (6,406 ft)
Isolation1.41 mi (2.27 km)
Coordinates36°03′26″N 111°54′56″W / 36.0572709°N 111.9155355°W / 36.0572709; -111.9155355
Geography
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CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCoconino
Protected areaGrand Canyon National Park
Parent rangeKaibab Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Cape Royal
Geology
Rock typelimestone, sandstone, shale

Solomon Temple is a 5,121-foot-elevation (1,561-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA. It is situated four miles north of Moran Point, 3.5 miles east of Newberry Butte, and 1.5 mile southeast of Rama Shrine, its nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 2,500 feet (760 meters) above the Colorado River in less than one mile.

Solomon Temple was named after historical king Solomon by geologist François E. Matthes, following Clarence Dutton's practice of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities and heroic figures. This feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Solomon Temple is a butte composed of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which overlays shale of the Cambrian Tonto Group. The Solomon Temple Member of the Dox Formation is so named because of exposures 2.4 kilometers northeast of this butte.

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Solomon Temple is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.

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Gallery

  • Solomon Temple centered in lower half of frame. East aspect from Desert View. Solomon Temple centered in lower half of frame. East aspect from Desert View.
  • Solomon Temple Solomon Temple
  • Solomon Temple in lower left. From the southeast. Wotans Throne, Vishnu Temple, and Rama Shrine in the center. Solomon Temple in lower left. From the southeast.
    Wotans Throne, Vishnu Temple, and Rama Shrine in the center.
  • East-southeast aspect East-southeast aspect

References

  1. ^ "Solomon Temple – 5,121' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  2. ^ "Solomon Temple". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  3. N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917, p. 81.
  4. J. Donald Hughes, The Story of Man at Grand Canyon, 1967, Grand Canyon Natural History Association, K.C. Publications, p. 106.
  5. N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917, p. 59.
  6. Gwendolyn W. Luttrell, Marilyn L. Hubert, Cynthia R. Murdock, Lexicon of New Formal Geolocic Names of the United States 1981-1985, 1991, U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey; Washington, D.C., p. 299.
  7. 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.

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