Shiva Temple is a 7,646-foot-elevation (2,331-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, US.[4] It is situated six miles north of Hopi Point overlook of the canyon's South Rim, about 2.5 miles southwest of North Rim's Tiyo Point, and two miles northwest of Isis Temple, where it towers 5,200 feet (1,600 meters) above the Colorado River. Shiva Temple is named for Shiva, the Hindu deity, destroyer of the universe. This name was applied by Clarence Dutton who began the tradition of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities.[6] Dutton believed Shiva Temple was the largest, grandest, and most majestic of the Grand Canyon buttes, with a broad, level, forested top.[6] This mountain's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[4]
In 1937, the American Museum of Natural History led explorations to Shiva Temple and Wotans Throne in the belief that these buttes, isolated for 100,000 years from the plateau, may have evolved new species. The scientists discovered Ancestral Puebloan dwellings, deer antlers, and an empty Kodak film box that had been left behind a month earlier by pioneer Emery Kolb, his daughter Edith, Ruth Stephens Baker, Gordon Berger, and Ralph White, but no new species.[7][8][9]
The top of Shiva Temple is composed of PermianKaibab Limestone overlaying cream-colored, cliff-forming, Permian Coconino Sandstone.[11] The conspicuous band of sandstone, which is the third-youngest strata in the Grand Canyon, was deposited 265 million years ago as sand dunes. Below the Coconino Sandstone is slope-forming, reddish terraces of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group. Further down are strata of MississippianRedwall Limestone, and finally the CambrianTonto Group.[12] Precipitation runoff from Shiva Temple drains south to the Colorado River via Trinity and Crystal Creeks.
Prominence – A plateau/tablelandedit
The tableland plateau of Shiva Temple's prominence is made up of a forest of Ponderosa Pine; also pines, junipers, shrubs, and cacti.[13] The animals found in the survey expedition of 1937 were chipmunks, cottontail rabbits, pack rats, mice species, and rock squirrels.
Shiva Temple centered in the distance, from Powell Point at sunset
Geologic layers of Shiva Temple
Shiva Temple from southeast at Grandview Point
Shiva Temple to the right, from Hopi Point
Shiva Temple centered
Shiva Temple, 1872 pencil on paper drawing by Thomas Moran
Claude Birdseye Point (west spur of Shiva Temple), named for Claude Hale Birdseye (1878–1941), Chief Topographic Engineer with the U.S. Geological Survey, whose expedition in 1923 down a portion of the Colorado River did much to advance knowledge about the Grand Canyon area.
^Boye Lafayette De Mente, The Grand Canyon Answer Book! – Everything You Might Want to Know About the Grand Canyon and Then Some!, 2009, Cultural-Insight Books, ISBN9780914778097, page 45.
^ abRandy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt, The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, 2018, ABC-CLIO Publisher, page 150.
^Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt, The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, 2018, ABC-CLIO Publisher, page 151.
^May 29, 1994, Ruth Stephens Baker oral history interview with Karen Underhill, Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection
^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.
^N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917, page 35.
^William Kenneth Hamblin, Anatomy of the Grand Canyon: Panoramas of the Canyon's Geology, 2008, Grand Canyon Association Publisher, ISBN9781934656013.
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Shiva Temple is a 7 646 foot elevation 2 331 meter summit located in the Grand Canyon in Coconino County of Arizona US 4 It is situated six miles north of Hopi Point overlook of the canyon s South Rim about 2 5 miles southwest of North Rim s Tiyo Point and two miles northwest of Isis Temple where it towers 5 200 feet 1 600 meters above the Colorado River Shiva Temple is named for Shiva the Hindu deity destroyer of the universe This name was applied by Clarence Dutton who began the tradition of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities 6 Dutton believed Shiva Temple was the largest grandest and most majestic of the Grand Canyon buttes with a broad level forested top 6 This mountain s name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U S Board on Geographic Names 4 Shiva TempleSouth aspect from South RimHighest pointElevation7 646 ft 2 331 m 1 2 Prominence1 351 ft 412 m 1 Parent peakDragon Head 7 765 ft 3 Isolation2 65 mi 4 26 km 3 Coordinates36 10 04 N 112 09 49 W 36 1678508 N 112 1635251 W 36 1678508 112 1635251 4 GeographyShiva TempleLocation in ArizonaShow map of ArizonaShiva TempleShiva Temple the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationGrand CanyonCoconino County Arizona USParent rangeKaibab Plateau 1 Colorado PlateauTopo mapUSGS Shiva TempleGeologyType of rockKaibab LimestoneCoconino SandstoneClimbingFirst ascentPuebloans 5 Easiest routeclass 4 climbing 3 In 1937 the American Museum of Natural History led explorations to Shiva Temple and Wotans Throne in the belief that these buttes isolated for 100 000 years from the plateau may have evolved new species The scientists discovered Ancestral Puebloan dwellings deer antlers and an empty Kodak film box that had been left behind a month earlier by pioneer Emery Kolb his daughter Edith Ruth Stephens Baker Gordon Berger and Ralph White but no new species 7 8 9 According to the Koppen climate classification system Shiva Temple has a Cold semi arid climate 10 Contents 1 Geology 2 Prominence A plateau tableland 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeology edit nbsp Shiva Temple strataThe top of Shiva Temple is composed of Permian Kaibab Limestone overlaying cream colored cliff forming Permian Coconino Sandstone 11 The conspicuous band of sandstone which is the third youngest strata in the Grand Canyon was deposited 265 million years ago as sand dunes Below the Coconino Sandstone is slope forming reddish terraces of the Pennsylvanian Permian Supai Group Further down are strata of Mississippian Redwall Limestone and finally the Cambrian Tonto Group 12 Precipitation runoff from Shiva Temple drains south to the Colorado River via Trinity and Crystal Creeks Prominence A plateau tableland editThe tableland plateau of Shiva Temple s prominence is made up of a forest of Ponderosa Pine also pines junipers shrubs and cacti 13 The animals found in the survey expedition of 1937 were chipmunks cottontail rabbits pack rats mice species and rock squirrels Gallery edit nbsp Aerial view from the west nbsp Shiva Temple left Osiris Temple right nbsp Shiva Temple centered in the distance from Powell Point at sunset nbsp Geologic layers of Shiva Temple nbsp Shiva Temple from southeast at Grandview Point nbsp Shiva Temple to the right from Hopi Point nbsp Shiva Temple centered nbsp Shiva Temple 1872 pencil on paper drawing by Thomas Moran nbsp Claude Birdseye Point west spur of Shiva Temple named for Claude Hale Birdseye 1878 1941 Chief Topographic Engineer with the U S Geological Survey whose expedition in 1923 down a portion of the Colorado River did much to advance knowledge about the Grand Canyon area See also editGeology of the Grand Canyon areaReferences edit a b c Shiva Temple Arizona Peakbagger com Retrieved 2020 12 22 USGS map Shiva Temple quadrangle a b c Shiva Temple 7 646 AZ Lists of John Retrieved December 22 2020 a b c Shiva Temple Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2020 12 22 Boye Lafayette De Mente The Grand Canyon Answer Book Everything You Might Want to Know About the Grand Canyon and Then Some 2009 Cultural Insight Books ISBN 9780914778097 page 45 a b Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt The Grand Canyon An Encyclopedia of Geography History and Culture 2018 ABC CLIO Publisher page 150 Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt The Grand Canyon An Encyclopedia of Geography History and Culture 2018 ABC CLIO Publisher page 151 May 29 1994 Ruth Stephens Baker oral history interview with Karen Underhill Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection https www grandcanyonhistory org uploads 3 4 4 2 34422134 top 2006 4 pdf bare URL PDF Peel M C Finlayson B L McMahon T A 2007 Updated world map of the Koppen Geiger climate classification Hydrol Earth Syst Sci 11 5 1633 Bibcode 2007HESS 11 1633P doi 10 5194 hess 11 1633 2007 ISSN 1027 5606 N H Darton Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona 1917 page 35 William Kenneth Hamblin Anatomy of the Grand 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