Vesta Temple in front of Diana Temple. Hermit Formation (red slope) below white cliff of Coconino Sandstone, Toroweap Formation (slope, white ledge, slope), and Kaibab Formation (top cliff of Vesta and Diana Temple).
^N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917, page 81.
^Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt, The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, 2018, ABC-CLIO Publisher, page 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 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
^N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917.
^William Kenneth Hamblin, Anatomy of the Grand Canyon: Panoramas of the Canyon's Geology, 2008, Grand Canyon Association Publisher, ISBN9781934656013.
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vesta, temple, temples, vesta, temple, vesta, temple, vesta, tivoli, foot, elevation, meter, summit, located, grand, canyon, coconino, county, northern, arizona, situated, eight, miles, west, northwest, grand, canyon, village, immediately, northeast, mimbreno,. For the temples of Vesta see Temple of Vesta and Temple of Vesta Tivoli Vesta Temple is a 6 299 foot elevation 1 920 meter summit located in the Grand Canyon in Coconino County of northern Arizona US 3 It is situated eight miles west northwest of Grand Canyon Village and immediately northeast of Mimbreno Point Marsh Butte is one mile northeast Eremita Mesa immediately southeast and nearest higher neighbor Diana Temple is one mile north Topographic relief is significant as Vesta Temple rises 3 900 feet 1 200 meters above the Colorado River in 2 5 miles Vesta Temple is named for Vesta the goddess of the hearth home and family according to Roman mythology 4 Clarence Dutton began the practice of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities 5 This geographical feature s toponym was officially adopted in 1908 by the U S Board on Geographic Names 3 According to the Koppen climate classification system Vesta Temple is located in a Cold semi arid climate zone 6 Vesta Temple Aerial view Vesta Temple left Diana right Highest pointElevation6 299 ft 1 920 m 1 Prominence889 ft 271 m 1 Parent peakDiana Temple 6 683 ft 2 Isolation1 27 mi 2 04 km 2 Coordinates36 05 37 N 112 16 08 W 36 0935096 N 112 2689987 W 36 0935096 112 2689987 3 GeographyVesta TempleLocation in ArizonaShow map of ArizonaVesta TempleVesta Temple the United States Show map of the United StatesCountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyCoconinoProtected areaGrand Canyon National ParkParent rangeCoconino Plateau 1 Colorado PlateauTopo mapUSGS Piute PointGeologyType of rocklimestone sandstone mudstoneClimbingFirst ascentAlan Doty Contents 1 Geology 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeology editThe summit of Vesta Temple is composed of Permian Kaibab Limestone and Toroweap Formation overlaying cream colored cliff forming Permian Coconino Sandstone 7 The sandstone which is the third youngest of the strata in the Grand Canyon was deposited 265 million years ago as sand dunes Below the Coconino Sandstone is reddish slope forming Permian Hermit Formation which in turn overlays the Pennsylvanian Permian Supai Group 8 Further down are strata of the conspicuous cliff forming Mississippian Redwall Limestone the Cambrian Tonto Group and finally granite of the Paleoproterozoic Vishnu Basement Rocks at river level in Granite Gorge Precipitation runoff from Vesta Temple drains northeast to the Colorado River via Topaz Canyon and Boucher Creek nbsp Vesta Temple in front of Diana Temple Hermit Formation red slope below white cliff of Coconino Sandstone Toroweap Formation slope white ledge slope and Kaibab Formation top cliff of Vesta and Diana Temple See also editGeology of the Grand Canyon areaReferences edit a b c Vesta Temple Arizona Peakbagger com Retrieved 2021 02 01 a b Vesta Temple 6 299 AZ Lists of John Retrieved 2021 02 01 a b c Vesta Temple Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior Retrieved 2021 02 01 N H Darton Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona 1917 page 81 Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt The Grand Canyon An Encyclopedia of Geography History and Culture 2018 ABC CLIO Publisher page 151 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 S2CID 9654551 N H Darton Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona 1917 William Kenneth Hamblin Anatomy of the Grand Canyon Panoramas of the Canyon s Geology 2008 Grand Canyon Association Publisher ISBN 9781934656013 nbsp Vesta Temple lower right cornerExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vesta Temple Weather forecast National Weather Service Vesta Temple photo from Mimbreno Point Vesta Temple photo by Harvey Butchart Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vesta Temple amp oldid 1221669600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
