Jupiter Temple
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. This feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Jupiter Temple is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone.
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. Precipitation runoff from Jupiter Temple drains south to the Colorado River via Basalt and Unkar Creeks.
See also
Gallery
References
- ^ "Jupiter Temple, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Jupiter Temple – 7,084' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "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