| Apollo Temple | |
| Label: | Apollo Temple |
| Label Position: | right |
| Elevation Ft: | 6252 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 432 |
| Isolation Mi: | 0.59 |
| Parent Peak: | Venus Temple (6,281 ft) |
| Country: | United States |
| State: | Arizona |
| Region: | Coconino |
| Region Type: | County |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Grand Canyon National Park |
| Range: | Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau |
| Map: | Arizona#USA |
| Map Size: | 230 |
| Coordinates: | 36.1157°N -111.8801°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Cape Royal |
| Rock: | sandstone, siltstone, limestone |
Apollo Temple is a 6252feet summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States.[2] It is situated four miles due east of Cape Royal on the canyon's North Rim, four miles northeast of Vishnu Temple, and a half-mile south-southeast of Venus Temple, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises over 3600abbr=offNaNabbr=off above the Colorado River in less than two miles.
Apollo Temple is named for Apollo, god of the sun in Greek and Roman mythology.[3] This name was applied in 1902 by geologist François E. Matthes, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's tradition of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities.[4] This feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]
The top of Apollo Temple is composed of lower strata of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group. This overlays the cliff-forming layer of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which in turn overlays Cambrian Tonto Group.[5] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Apollo Temple is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.[6] Precipitation runoff from Apollo Temple drains south to the Colorado River via Unkar and Basalt Creeks.