| Thor Temple | |
| Label: | Thor Temple |
| Label Position: | bottom |
| Elevation Ft: | 6741 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 769 |
| Isolation Mi: | 2.12 |
| Parent Peak: | Wotans Throne (7,740 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: | 36.1305°N -111.9809°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Walhalla Plateau |
| Rock: | limestone, shale, sandstone |
| First Ascent: | Alan Doty, May 1977[3] |
| Easiest Route: | climbing |
Thor Temple is a 6741feet-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States.[2] It is situated west-northwest of Cape Royal on the canyon's North Rim, east of Brahma Temple, and north-northwest of Wotans Throne. It rises above the Colorado River in . According to the Köppen climate classification system, Thor Temple is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone.[4]
Thor Temple is named for Thor, the hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, and storms in Germanic mythology, and son of Wotan.[5] This name was applied by geologist François E. Matthes, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's practice of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities.[6] [7] A variant name for this landform is "Thors Hammer."[2] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]
Thor Temple is composed of strata of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group. Further down are strata of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, Cambrian Tonto Group, and finally Proterozoic Unkar Group at creek level.[8] Precipitation runoff from Thor Temple drains southwest to the Colorado River via Clear Creek.