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Horus Temple
Tower of Set prominence (center)
Horus Temple prominence (upper right), with white-Coconino Sandstone capstone, on eroded slopes of Hermit Formation
Highest point
Elevation6,150 ft (1,870 m)[1]
Prominence610 ft (190 m)[1]
Parent peakOsiris Temple
Isolation0.73 mi (1.17 km)[1]
Coordinates36°08′17″N 112°10′40″W / 36.1379869°N 112.1779081°W / 36.1379869; -112.1779081[2]
Naming
EtymologyHorus[3]
Geography
Horus.Temple is located in Arizona
Horus.Temple
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Location in Arizona
Horus.Temple is located in the United States
Horus.Temple
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Horus.Temple (the United States)
LocationGrand Canyon
Coconino County, Arizona, US
Parent rangeKaibab Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Geology
Mountain typesedimentary units:
sandstone, shale, siltstone, mudstone, limestone
Type of rock(caprock-debris cliff)-Coconino Sandstone,
on slopes of Hermit Formation (shale) debris,
upon platform of resistant cliff-former Esplanade Sandstone and
Coconino Sandstone-caprock,
Hermit Formation,
Esplanade Sandstone-platform-(Supai Group, unit 4 of 4),
Supai Group,
Redwall Limestone,
Muav Limestone,
Bright Angel Shale, Tapeats Sandstone

Horus Temple is a 6,150 ft elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, Southwestern United States. This butte is situated as the central landform in a 3-series line of peaks southwest of the Shiva Temple (forested)-tableland prominence.

  1. ^ a b c "Horus Temple – 6,150' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horus Temple
  3. ^ Circular of General Information Regarding Grand Canyon National Park Arizona, 1928, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 63.

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