Deva Temple

Deva Temple is a 7,353-foot-elevation (2,241-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, USA.^[2] It is situated three miles south of the North Rim's Bright Angel Point, and towers 3,700 feet (1,100 meters) above Bright Angel Canyon. Its nearest higher neighbor is Brahma Temple, 1.5 mile to the south. Other neighbors include Zoroaster Temple 2.5 miles to the south-southwest, Manu Temple three miles to the west-northwest, and Buddha Temple, 3.5 miles to the west. Deva Temple was named by Henry Gannett, a geographer for Clarence Dutton, in following Dutton's practice of naming features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities, in this case, Deva.^[2][4] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.^[2] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Deva Temple is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone.^[5]

Deva Temple
North aspect at sunset
Highest point
Elevation	7,353 ft (2,241 m)[1]
Prominence	693 ft (211 m)[1]
Parent peak	Brahma Temple (7,551 ft)[1]
Isolation	1.56 mi (2.51 km)[1]
Coordinates	36°09′08″N 112°01′54″W[2]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Coconino
Protected area	Grand Canyon National Park
Parent range	Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau
Topo map	USGS Bright Angel Point
Geology
Rock type	Coconino Sandstone
Climbing
First ascent	July 17, 1959 Harvey Butchart[3]

Geology

The summit of Deva Temple is composed of cream-colored, cliff-forming, Permian Coconino Sandstone with a small, remnant Kaibab Limestone caprock.^[6] The sandstone, which is the third-youngest of the strata in the Grand Canyon, was deposited 265 million years ago as sand dunes. Below the Coconino Sandstone is slope-forming, Permian Hermit Formation, which in turn overlays the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group. Further down are strata of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, Cambrian Tonto Group, and finally Proterozoic Unkar Group at creek level.^[7] Precipitation runoff from Deva Temple drains south into the Colorado River via Bright Angel Creek on its west side, and Clear Creek on the east side.

Gallery

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  Deva Temple (left of center), Brahma and Zoroaster Temples (right) seen from the North Rim at Bright Angel Point
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  Deva (left), Brahma (center), and Zoroaster Temples seen from North Rim
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  Deva Temple (left), Brahma Temple (right)
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  Deva Temple (left of center), Brahma and Zoroaster Temples (right) seen from the North Rim at Bright Angel Point
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  Angels Gate (left) and Deva Temple (right)
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  Wotans Throne, Angels Gate, and Deva Temple

See also

• Geology of the Grand Canyon area