| Jupiter Temple | |
| Label: | Jupiter Temple |
| Label Position: | right |
| Elevation Ft: | 7084 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 1072 |
| Isolation Mi: | 3.06 |
| Isolation Ref: | [2] |
| Parent Peak: | Freya Castle (7,288 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: | 36.1347°N -111.8901°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
| Topo: | USGS Walhalla Plateau |
| Rock: | sandstone, siltstone, limestone |
Jupiter Temple is a 7084feet-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States.[3] It is situated 1miles southeast of Cape Final on the canyon's North Rim, 1.5miles north-northwest of Apollo Temple, and 3miles northeast of Freya Castle, which is the nearest higher peak. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 4400feet above the Colorado River in less than 4miles.
Jupiter Temple is named for Jupiter, supreme deity in Roman mythology, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's tradition of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities.[4] [5] This feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Jupiter Temple is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone.[6]
The summit of Jupiter Temple is a cupola of remnant Permian Coconino Sandstone overlaying strata of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group. This in turn overlays the cliff-forming layer of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which in turn overlays Cambrian Tonto Group, and finally Neoproterozoic Chuar Group at river level.[7] Precipitation runoff from Jupiter Temple drains south to the Colorado River via Basalt and Unkar Creeks.