Tower of Set

Edit links
Coordinates: 36°07′16″N 112°10′41″W / 36.1211306°N 112.1780426°W / 36.1211306; -112.1780426
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Tower of Set
Southeast aspect, from Tonto Trail
Highest point
Elevation6,012 ft (1,832 m)[1]
Prominence432 ft (132 m)[1]
Parent peakHorus Temple (6,150 ft)[1]
Isolation1.16 mi (1.87 km)[1]
Coordinates36°07′16″N 112°10′41″W / 36.1211306°N 112.1780426°W / 36.1211306; -112.1780426[2]
Geography
Tower of Set is located in Arizona
Tower of Set
Tower of Set
Location in Arizona
Tower of Set is located in the United States
Tower of Set
Tower of Set
Tower of Set (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State
class 5.1 climbing[1]

Tower of Set is a 6,012-foot-elevation (1,832-meter) summit located in the

cold semi-arid climate zone.[6]

Geology

The top of Tower of Set is composed of the reddish Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group.[7] Further down are strata of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, the Cambrian Tonto Group, and finally granite of the Paleoproterozoic Vishnu Basement Rocks at river level. Precipitation runoff from Tower of Set drains due-south to the Colorado River via Trinity Creek (east), and Ninetyfour Mile Creek (west).

See also

Gallery

  • Tower of Set centered. Aerial view from the west.
    Tower of Set centered. Aerial view from the west.
  • Tower of Set centered, seen from South Rim
    Tower of Set centered, seen from South Rim
  • Tower of Set with Tower of Ra beyond
    Tower of Set with Tower of Ra beyond
  • Tower of Set centered, Shiva Temple behind left
    Tower of Set centered, Shiva Temple behind left
  • Tower of Set (centered) from east-southeast, with parent Horus Temple to right and Granite Gorge below
    Tower of Set (centered) from east-southeast, with parent Horus Temple to right and Granite Gorge below
  • Tower of Set circa 1901
    Tower of Set circa 1901

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Tower of Set – 6,012' AZ". Lists of John. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tower of Set". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  3. ISBN 9780898865332
    , page 110.
  4. ^ a b Randy Moore and Kara Felicia Witt, The Grand Canyon: An Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture, 2018, ABC-CLIO Publisher, page 211.
  5. ISBN 9781400017065
    , page 145.
  6. S2CID 9654551
    .
  7. ^ N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917, pages 12, 37.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tower of Set.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tower_of_Set&oldid=1221669308"