Grand Scenic Divide
Etymology
The Grand Scenic Divide is so named because it is here where the Grand Canyon markedly changes in geologic and scenic character. To the east are the isolated towers, buttes, temples, and side canyons which are the essence of its visual appeal, and to the west an absence of such striking scenery. This natural line of demarcation also happens to be where the granite of the inner gorge disappears, such that buttes did not form once the river flowed only through the sedimentary rocks. This geographical feature's name was applied by William Wallace Bass, and later officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.
Dick Pillar
Dick Pillar is a red sandstone pinnacle at the northeast tip of Grand Scenic Divide. It is unofficially named after Scottish geologist Robert Dick, whose work contributed to the progress of understanding Grand Canyon rock.
See also
References
- ^ "Grand Scenic Divide - 5,667' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Grand Scenic Divide". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917, page 69.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ George Wharton James, In and Around the Grand Canyon, 1900, Little, Brown, and Company, page 95.
- ^ George Wharton James, The Grand Canyon of Arizona How to See It, 1910, Little Brown and Company, page 59.
- ^ George Wharton James, In and Around the Grand Canyon, 1900, Little, Brown, and Company, p. 95.
- ^ Byrd H. Granger, Grand Canyon Place Names, 1960, University of Arizona Press Tucson, page 10.
- ^ George Wharton James, In and Around the Grand Canyon, 1900, Little, Brown, and Company, p. 96.
External links
- Weather forecast: National Weather Service
- Dick Pillar photo