Earth:Fan Island
| Fan Island | |
|---|---|
 Southeast aspect, from Colorado River | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,092 ft (1,552 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 452 ft (138 m) [1] |
| Parent peak | Powell Plateau (7,661 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 2.33 mi (3.75 km) [2] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 36°15′27″N 112°21′52″W / 36.2575440°N 112.3643134°W [3] |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Grand Canyon National Park Coconino County, Arizona, US |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau[1] Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS King Arthur Castle |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Redwall Limestone Tonto Group |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Jim Ohlman, Jim Kirschvink[4] |
| Easiest route | class 5.4 climbing[2] |
Fan Island is a 5,092-foot-elevation (1,552-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US.[3] It is situated two miles south of Dutton Point, 2.5 miles west-northwest of Dox Castle, and 1.6 miles south-southwest of Masonic Temple. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 2,900 feet (880 meters) above the Colorado River in one mile (1.6 km). Fan Island was so named because the flat top resembles an unfolded hand fan.[5] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Fan Island is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone, with precipitation runoff draining south to the Colorado River via Hakatai Canyon from the west aspect, and Burro Canyon from the east aspect.[6] This butte is an erosional remnant composed of Redwall Limestone overlaying the Tonto Group.[7]
See also
- Geology of the Grand Canyon area
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Fan Island, Arizona". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=66547.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Fan Island – 5,092' AZ". https://listsofjohn.com/peak/75405.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Fan Island". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:4546.
- ↑ Todd R. Berger, Reflections of Grand Canyon Historians: Ideas, Arguments and First-Person Accounts, 2nd edition, 2008, Grand Canyon Association Publisher, ISBN:978-1934656006, p. 198.
- ↑ Gregory McNamee, Grand Canyon Place Names, 1997, Mountaineers Publisher, ISBN:978-0898865332, p. 53.
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (October 11, 2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Bibcode: 2007HESS...11.1633P. https://hess.copernicus.org/articles/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf.
- ↑ Ralph Lee Hopkins, Hiking the Southwest's Geology: Four Corners Region, 2002, The Mountaineers Books, ISBN:0898868564, p. 91.
Gallery
Southeast aspect, 1901
Fan Island in 1901
Fan Island, Burro Canyon
Fan Island (left), with Dutton Point looming behind it. Masonic Temple to right.
Fan Island centered in the distance
External links
- Weather forecast: National Weather Service
- Fan Island photo by Harvey Butchart
- Fan Island (lower right) seen from Dutton Point: photo
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