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Buttes of the Cross
Buttes of the Cross, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation5,642 ft (1,720 m)[1]
Prominence1,042 ft (318 m)[1]
Parent peakPoint 5820[2]
Isolation1.59 mi (2.56 km)[1]
Coordinates38°21′45″N 110°03′13″W / 38.3625870°N 110.0536227°W / 38.3625870; -110.0536227[3]
Geography
Buttes of the Cross is located in Utah
Buttes of the Cross
Buttes of the Cross
Location in Utah
Buttes of the Cross is located in the United States
Buttes of the Cross
Buttes of the Cross
Buttes of the Cross (the United States)
LocationGlen Canyon National Recreation Area
Wayne County, Utah, US
Parent rangeColorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Cleopatras Chair
Geology
Age of rockLate Triassic
Type of rockWingate Sandstone
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 5.x climbing[2]

Buttes of the Cross is two sandstone summits located in the northern reach of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in Wayne County of Utah, United States.[3] The larger and higher south butte reaches an elevation of 5,642 feet (1,720 meters), whereas the north butte rises to 5,569 feet, with approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) separation between them.[2] When viewed from the north-northeast near Labyrinth Canyon, they align to form the shape of a cross, creating the appearance of a single butte. The name "Butte of the Cross" was first applied by John Wesley Powell during the Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869.[3] A few miles further down the Green River, Powell finds that this geographical feature is two buttes when viewed from the east, so it was renamed Buttes of the Cross.[4] Buttes of the Cross towers over 1,400 feet (430 meters) above its surrounding terrain. It is situated 6.8 miles west of Candlestick Tower, and one-half mile outside the boundary of Canyonlands National Park.

  1. ^ a b c "Buttes of the Cross South, Utah". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  2. ^ a b c "Buttes of the Cross, North - 5,569' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  3. ^ a b c "Buttes of the Cross". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  4. ^ S.W. Lohman, The Geologic Story of Canyonlands National Park, US Government Printing Office, 1974, page 92.

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