Apollo Temple

For the temples of Apollo, see Temple of Apollo.

Apollo Temple is a 6,252-foot-elevation (1,906-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States.^[2] It is situated four miles due east of Cape Royal on the canyon's North Rim, four miles northeast of Vishnu Temple, and a half-mile south-southeast of Venus Temple, which is the nearest higher neighbor. Topographic relief is significant as it rises over 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above the Colorado River in less than two miles.

Apollo Temple
South aspect, from Moran Point
Highest point
Elevation	6,252 ft (1,906 m)[1]
Prominence	432 ft (132 m)[1]
Parent peak	Venus Temple (6,281 ft)[1]
Isolation	0.59 mi (0.95 km)[1]
Coordinates	36°06′56″N 111°52′48″W[2]
Geography
Apollo Temple Location in Arizona Show map of Arizona Apollo Temple Apollo Temple (the United States) Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Coconino
Protected area	Grand Canyon National Park
Parent range	Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau
Topo map	USGS Cape Royal
Geology
Rock type(s)	sandstone, siltstone, limestone

Apollo Temple is named for Apollo, god of the sun in Greek and Roman mythology.^[3] This name was applied in 1902 by geologist François E. Matthes, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's tradition of naming geographical features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities.^[4] This feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.^[2]

The top of Apollo Temple is composed of lower strata of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group. This overlays the cliff-forming layer of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which in turn overlays Cambrian Tonto Group.^[5] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Apollo Temple is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.^[6] Precipitation runoff from Apollo Temple drains south to the Colorado River via Unkar and Basalt Creeks.

See also

• Geology of the Grand Canyon area
• Grand Canyon Supergroup
• Venus Temple
• Ochoa Point

Gallery

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  Apollo Temple seen from Colorado River
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  Apollo Temple centered
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  View from Lipan Point with Apollo Temple centered, Jupiter Temple behind left, and Gunther Castle upper right
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  Apollo Temple lower left, Venus Temple lower right. Aerial view.
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  Northeast aspect
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  Major John Wesley Powell's boat with famous armchair.
  Apollo Temple in the distance. circa 1869