Merrick Butte | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,206 ft (1,892 m) NAVD 88 [1] |
Prominence | 966 ft (294 m) [1] |
Coordinates | 36°58′50″N 110°05′09″W / 36.9805572°N 110.0859588°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Navajo County, Arizona. U.S. |
Topo map | USGS Mitten Buttes |
Merrick Butte is a butte located in Monument Valley [3] and is part of the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, similar to its neighbors West and East Mitten Buttes just to the north. [4] It was named after silver miner Jack Merrick, killed by Indians in 1880.