Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon) | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 8,424 ft (2,568 m) [1] |
Prominence | 883 ft (269 m) [1] |
Parent peak | Peak 8881 |
Isolation | 2.04 mi (3.28 km) [2] |
Coordinates | 36°18′43″N 111°57′00″W / 36.3120°N 111.9500°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Grand Canyon National Park Coconino County, Arizona, US |
Parent range |
Kaibab Plateau
[1] (Walhalla Plateau) Colorado Plateau |
Topo map | USGS Point Imperial |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Permian-(prominence) |
Mountain type | sedimentary rock: limestone, siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, shale |
Type of rock |
Kaibab Limestone, Toroweap Formation, Coconino Sandstone, Hermit Shale, Supai Group, Redwall Limestone, Muav Limestone, Bright Angel Shale |
Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon) is an 8,424-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States. It is the highest peak within Grand Canyon National Park and it forms a portion of the northeast border of the park. Point Imperial, the last viewpoint north, on the Walhalla Plateau, is ~2.0 southwest. Saddle Mountain contains the Saddle Mountain Wilderness, and the Saddle Mountain Wilderness Trail. The short Saddle Creek drains the mountain to the Colorado River ( Marble Canyon region), northeast, and the large Nankoweap Creek drainage drains the entire length of the mountain, about 25 mi, to the south, then east.