ES171. View northwest toward Castor Temple from Jicarilla Point
Dates
Aquisition Date
1972-02-12
Publication Date
2019-09-06
Citation
Billingsley, G.H., Goodwin, G., Nagorsen, S.E., Erdman, M.E., and Sherba, J.T., 2019, Geologic and related photographs of the Grand Canyon region (1967–2010): U.S. Geological Survey data release, accessed [Month Day, Year], at https://doi.org/10.5066/F7WS8SHW.
Summary
View northwest toward Castor Temple from Jicarilla Point, south rim of Grand Canyon, about 2.5 miles southwest of river mile 102.0. Castor Temple capped by cliff of Brady Canyon Member of Toroweap Formation (thin ledge with trees), which overlies Seligman Member of Toroweap Formation (gray slope), Coconino Sandstone (sheer white cliff), Hermit Formation (red slope), Esplanade Sandstone (red ledges), and Wescogame and Manakacha Formations (lower red ledges and slopes). Muav Fault and Crazy Jug Monocline between Swamp Point (east) and Powell Plateau (west) in distant skyline.
Summary
View northwest toward Castor Temple from Jicarilla Point, south rim of Grand Canyon, about 2.5 miles southwest of river mile 102.0. Castor Temple capped by cliff of Brady Canyon Member of Toroweap Formation (thin ledge with trees), which overlies Seligman Member of Toroweap Formation (gray slope), Coconino Sandstone (sheer white cliff), Hermit Formation (red slope), Esplanade Sandstone (red ledges), and Wescogame and Manakacha Formations (lower red ledges and slopes). Muav Fault and Crazy Jug Monocline between Swamp Point (east) and Powell Plateau (west) in distant skyline.