Jupiter Temple is a 7,084-foot (2,159 m)-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States.[3] It is situated one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Cape Final on the canyon's North Rim, one point five miles (2.4 km) north-northwest of Apollo Temple, and three miles (4.8 km) northeast of Freya Castle, which is the nearest higher peak. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 4,400 feet (1,300 m) above the Colorado River in less than four miles (6.4 km).
| Jupiter Temple | |
|---|---|
 West aspect, from Cape Final | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,084 ft (2,159 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,072 ft (327 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Freya Castle (7,288 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 3.06 mi (4.92 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 36°08′05″N 111°53′24″W / 36.1347185°N 111.8900647°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Jupiter Temple Location in Arizona  Jupiter Temple Jupiter Temple (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Coconino |
| Protected area | Grand Canyon National Park |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau[1] Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Walhalla Plateau |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | sandstone, siltstone, limestone |
Jupiter Temple is named for Jupiter, supreme deity in Roman mythology, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's tradition of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities.[4][5] This feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Jupiter Temple is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone.[6]
Geology
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The summit of Jupiter Temple is a cupola of remnant Permian Coconino Sandstone overlaying strata of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group. This in turn overlays the cliff-forming layer of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which in turn overlays Cambrian Tonto Group, and finally Neoproterozoic Chuar Group at river level.[7] Precipitation runoff from Jupiter Temple drains south to the Colorado River via Basalt and Unkar Creeks.
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Aerial view of Jupiter Temple (left), Siegfried Pyre (upper left corner), and Apollo Temple (lower right). In Roman mythology, Apollo is Jupiter's son. -
Jupiter Temple from South Rim -
Aerial view of Jupiter Temple (centered), northeast aspect
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jupiter Temple, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ a b "Jupiter Temple – 7,084' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ a b c "Jupiter Temple". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ Gregory McNamee, Grand Canyon Place Names, 1997, Mountaineers Publisher, ISBN 978-0898865332, p. 69.
- ^ Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt, The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, 2018, ABC-CLIO Publisher, p. 151.
- ^ 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.
- ^ N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917. p. 57.
External links
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- Weather forecast: National Weather Service