Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon) Explained

Saddle Mountain
(Grand Canyon)
Label:Saddle Mountain
Label Position:right
Elevation Ft:8424
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence Ft:883
Isolation Mi:2.04
Isolation Ref:[2]
Parent Peak:Peak 8881
Location:Grand Canyon National Park
Coconino County, Arizona, US
Range:Kaibab Plateau
(Walhalla Plateau)
Colorado Plateau
Map:Arizona#USA
Map Size:230
Coordinates:36.312°N -111.95°W
Topo:USGS Point Imperial
Type:sedimentary rock

limestone, siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, shale

Rock:Kaibab Limestone,
Toroweap Formation,
Coconino Sandstone,
Hermit Shale,
Supai Group,
Redwall Limestone,
Muav Limestone,
Bright Angel Shale
Age:Permian-(prominence)

Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon) is an 8,424-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States. It is the highest peak within Grand Canyon National Park and it forms a portion of the northeast border of the park. Point Imperial, the last viewpoint north, on the Walhalla Plateau, is ~2.0 southwest. Saddle Mountain contains the Saddle Mountain Wilderness, and the Saddle Mountain Wilderness Trail. The short Saddle Creek drains the mountain to the Colorado River (Marble Canyon region), northeast, and the large Nankoweap Creek drainage drains the entire length of the mountain, about 25 mi, to the south, then east.

Notes and References

  1. 3908. Saddle Mountain, Arizona. 2021-01-12.
  2. Web site: Saddle Mountain – 8,424' AZ . Lists of John . January 12, 2021 .