| Hancock Butte | |
| Label: | Hancock Butte |
| Label Position: | right |
| Elevation Ft: | 7683 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 463 |
| Isolation Mi: | 0.81 |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Hayden (8,362 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 |
| Etymology: | William A. Hancock |
| Map: | Arizona#USA |
| Map Size: | 230 |
| Coordinates: | 36.2617°N -111.9748°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Point Imperial |
| Age: | Permian |
| First Ascent: | Alan Doty, October 1976 |
| Easiest Route: | climbing |
Hancock Butte is a 7683feet summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US.[2] It is situated one mile south of the Point Imperial viewpoint on the canyon's North Rim, where it towers 3700abbr=offNaNabbr=off above Nankoweap Canyon. Its nearest higher neighbor is Mount Hayden, one mile to the north-northeast, Kibbey Butte is one mile to the south-southwest, and Brady Peak is 1.5 mile to the southeast. Hancock Butte is named after William A. Hancock (1831–1902), a pioneer and politician of the Arizona Territory known for performing the survey work required to create the town of Phoenix and erecting the first building there in 1870.[2] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hancock Butte is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.[3]
Hancock Butte is a butte topped by Esplanade Sandstone, part of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group overlaying the cliff-forming Mississippian Redwall Limestone.[4] Precipitation runoff from this feature drains east into the Colorado River via Nankoweap Creek.