Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon)
~southwest aspect from North Rim, Walhalla Plateau, (Kaibab Plateau)
Highest point
Elevation	8,424 ft (2,568 m)
Prominence	883 ft (269 m)
Isolation	2.04 mi (3.28 km)
Parent peak	Peak 8881
Geography
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Location	Grand Canyon National Park Coconino County, Arizona, US
Parent range	Kaibab Plateau (Walhalla Plateau) Colorado Plateau
Topo map	USGS Point Imperial
Geology
Age of rock	Permian-(prominence)
Mountain type	sedimentary rock: limestone, siltstone, mudstone, sandstone, shale
Type of rock	Kaibab Limestone, Toroweap Formation, Coconino Sandstone, Hermit Shale, Supai Group, Redwall Limestone, Muav Limestone, Bright Angel Shale

Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon) is an 8,424-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA. 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.

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