Explorers Monument (Grand Canyon)

Short description: Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona

Explorers Monument

Southwest aspect

Highest point
Elevation| 4,572 ft (1,394 m) [1]
Prominence| 272 ft (83 m) [1]
Parent peak| Marcos Terrace (5,140 ft)[1]
Isolation| 2.06 mi (3.32 km) [1]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 36°12′17″N 112°26′42″W﻿ / ﻿36.2046222°N 112.4451012°W﻿ / 36.2046222; -112.4451012 [2]
Geography

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Location| Grand Canyon National Park
Coconino County, Arizona, US
Parent range| Colorado Plateau
Topo map| USGS Explorers Monument
Geology
Type of rock| sandstone, limestone, mudstone
Climbing
Easiest route| class 4 climbing[1]

Explorers Monument is a 4,572-foot-elevation (1,394-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US.[2] It is situated 3.5 miles due west of Mount Huethawali, within a meander of the Colorado River. It towers over 2,400 feet (730 meters) directly above the river, providing rafters a view of this landmark. Explorers Monument is topped by rock of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group which overlays cliff-forming Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which in turn overlays Cambrian Tonto Group.[3] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Explorers Monument is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone.[4]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 See also
* 3 Gallery
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

Explorers Monument was originally named "Marcos Monument" by George Wharton James because it adjoins Marcos Terrace, which is named for Marcos de Niza, a Franciscan friar and explorer.[2] Subsequently, the United States Geological Survey proposed and in 1908 officially adopted the name "Explorers Monument" to honor Grand Canyon explorers Joseph Christmas Ives, George Wheeler, Edward Beale, Almon Thompson, and John Newberry.[5][2]

## See also

* Geology of the Grand Canyon area
* History of the Grand Canyon area

## Gallery

*   * Explorers Monument centered near bottom within meander. From airliner.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Explorers Monument – 4,572' AZ". https://listsofjohn.com/peak/76214.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Explorers Monument". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:4527.
3. ↑ N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917.
4. ↑ 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.
5. ↑ Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt, The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, 2018, ABC-CLIO Publisher, page 74.

## External links

* Weather forecast: National Weather Service
* Aerial view Explorers Monument, Mancos Terrace, Colorado River: Flickr

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