Earth:Gunsight Butte
| Gunsight Butte | |
|---|---|
 South aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,678 ft (1,426 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 1,018 ft (310 m) [1] |
| Parent peak | Romana Mesa[1] |
| Isolation | 2.46 mi (3.96 km) [1] |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 37°03′41″N 111°20′08″W / 37.0612706°N 111.3354689°W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Gunsight Butte Location in Utah  Gunsight Butte Gunsight Butte (the United States) | |
| Location | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Kane County, Utah, U.S. |
| Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Gunsight Butte |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Jurassic |
| Type of rock | Entrada Sandstone |
Gunsight Butte is a 4,678-foot (1,426 meter) elevation sandstone summit located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in Kane County of southern Utah.[2] It is situated 12 miles (19 km) northeast of the town of Page. Gunsight Butte is an island that towers nearly 1,000 feet above Lake Powell when the lake is full. This iconic landmark of the Lake Powell area is a butte composed primarily of Entrada Sandstone, similar to Padres Butte 3 miles (4.8 km) to the east-southeast, and Dominguez Butte 4 miles (6.4 km) to the southeast. The Entrada Sandstone of Gunsight Butte is overlain by Romana Sandstone, and capped by Morrison Formation.[3] The Entrada Sandstone, which was originally deposited as sandy mud on a tidal flat, is believed to have formed about 160 million years ago during the Jurassic period as a giant sand sea, the largest in Earth's history. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gunsight Butte is located in an arid climate zone with hot, very dry summers, and chilly winters with very little snow.[4]
See also
- Colorado Plateau
- List of rock formations in the United States
Gallery
Gunsight Butte seen from the west at Alstrom Point
Gunsight Butte seen from Alstrom Point
Below the south peak of Gunsight Butte
Gunsight Butte centered in lake
East aspect
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Gunsight Butte - 4,678' UT". https://listsofjohn.com/peak/24282. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gunsight Butte". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1428443.
- ↑ "T.C. Chidsey, Jr., D.A. Sprinkel, G.C. Willis, P.B. Anderson Lake Powell Geologic Guide, page 63". http://www.lakepowell.org/documents/Lake%20Powell%20Geologic%20Guide.pdf.
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. Bibcode: 2007HESS...11.1633P.
External links
- Weather forecast: National Weather Service
- Gunsight Butte prior to Lake Powell: Aerial photo
- Photo of east aspect by Barry Goldwater
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