Horus Temple
| Horus Temple | |
|---|---|
Tower of Set prominence (center) Horus Temple prominence (upper right), with white-Coconino Sandstone capstone, on eroded slopes of Hermit Formation | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,150 ft (1,870 m) |
| Prominence | 610 ft (190 m) |
| Parent peak | Osiris Temple |
| Isolation | 0.73 mi (1.17 km) |
| Coordinates | 36°08′17″N 112°10′40″W / 36.1379869°N 112.1779081°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Horus |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grand Canyon Coconino County, Arizona, US |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type(s) | sedimentary units: sandstone, shale, siltstone, mudstone, limestone |
| Rock type(s) | (caprock-debris cliff)-Coconino Sandstone, on slopes of Hermit Formation (shale) debris, upon platform of resistant cliff-former Esplanade Sandstone and Coconino Sandstone-caprock, Hermit Formation, Esplanade Sandstone-platform-(Supai Group, unit 4 of 4), Supai Group, Redwall Limestone, Muav Limestone, Bright Angel Shale, Tapeats Sandstone |
Horus Temple is a 6,150 ft elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, Southwestern United States. This butte is situated as the central landform in a 3-series line of peaks southwest of the Shiva Temple (forested)-tableland prominence.