Mount Sinyella
This isolated butte is an erosional remnant composed of Permian Kaibab Limestone and Coconino Sandstone. This sandstone, which is the third-youngest stratum in the Grand Canyon, was deposited 265 million years ago as sand dunes. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mount Sinyella is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.
History
This butte's name was adopted as Mount Sinyala in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. In 1988, the board officially revised it to the present spelling, Sinyella. It was named by the American conservationist Charles Sheldon for Judge Sinyella (1853–1923), a prominent Havasupai chief who Sheldon hired as a guide to show him the canyon in 1912. "It is interesting to go with him [Sinyala], he knows every foot of the country" noted Sheldon. The local native inhabitants called it "Week-eel-eela" which is said to mean "stick sitting up", also their general term for any butte.
The first ascent of the summit was made April 11, 1960, by Don Myers, Mike Sherrick, Jim Wilkerson, and Bill Amborn via the north face. The second ascent was made by Dave Ganci and Jerry Robertson, May 3, 1969.
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See also
References
- ^ "Mount Sinyella, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Mount Sinyella – 5,441' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Mount Sinyella". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ North America, United States, Arizona, Mount Sinyala, Americanalpineclub.org
- ^ 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.
- ^ United States Board on Geographic Names, Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Decision List No. 8804, 1988, page 2.
- ^ Karl Jacoby, Crimes Against Nature, 2001, University of California Press, page 267.
- ^ Gregory McNamee, Grand Canyon Place Names, 1997, Mountaineers Publisher, ISBN 9780898865332, page 102.
- ^ North America, United States, Arizona, Mount Sinyala, Americanalpineclub.org
- ^ Grandcanyonhistory.org
External links
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- Weather forecast: National Weather Service
- Mt. Sinyella photo from river level
- Mount Sinyella pronunciation