Venus Temple

Venus Temple
Venus Temple-(left), Apollo Temple-(right)
Highest point
Elevation	6,281 ft (1,914 m)
Prominence	501 ft (153 m)
Parent peak	Jupiter Temple
Isolation	0.86 mi (1.38 km)
Coordinates	36.1234963°N 111.8834947°W / 36.1234963; -111.8834947
Geography
Venus Temple Location in Arizona Venus Temple Venus Temple (the United States)
Location	Grand Canyon National Park Coconino County, Arizona, US
Parent range	Kaibab Plateau (Walhalla Plateau) Colorado Plateau
Topo map	USGS Cape Royal
Geology
Rock age	Pennsylvanian down to Neoproterozoic
Mountain type(s)	sedimentary rock: sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, limestone, shale volcanic rock: basalt
Rock type	Supai Group, Redwall Limestone, Muav Limestone, Bright Angel Shale, Tapeats Sandstone, Grand Canyon Supergroup-(4 units), 2–Nankoweap Formation, 1–Unkar Group-members-(5) 5_Cardenas Basalt, 4_Dox Formation

Venus Temple is a 6,281-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. The landform is attached to Apollo Temple immediately south-southeast. Venus Temple is ~2.0 mi northwest of the southwest-flowing Colorado River. Both Venus and Apollo Temples are 4.0 mi west of the south end of the Grand Canyon’s East Rim. The east side of Venus Temple drains into Upper Basalt Canyon and Creek; the west side drains west-then-south into Lower Unkar Creek.

The prominence of Venus Temple is composed of lower members of the orange-red Supai Group on the upper platform of the cliff-forming Redwall Limestone, upon the Cambrian Tonto Group. Members of the Grand Canyon Supergroup lie below.

See also

• Geology of the Grand Canyon area
• Juno Temple (Grand Canyon)

External links

• Aerial view, Venus Temple, Mountainzone

Apollo Temple lower left, Venus Temple lower right. Aerial view.