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Butte in Glen Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, US
Padres Butte
East aspect of Padres Butte, June 2015
Highest point
Elevation4,043 ft (1,232 m)<=
Prominence463 ft (141 m)
Parent peakDominguez Butte
Isolation1.29 mi (2.08 km)
Coordinates37°02′54″N 111°16′58″W / 37.0482943°N 111.2828789°W / 37.0482943; -111.2828789
Geography
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CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountySan Juan
Protected areaGlen Canyon National Recreation Area
Parent rangeColorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Gunsight Butte
Geology
Rock ageJurassic
Rock typeEntrada Sandstone
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 5.x climbing

Padres Butte is a butte near the tip of Padre Point on the south shore of Lake Powell in San Juan County, Utah, United States.

Description

The summit of the butte has an elevation of 4,043 feet (1,232 m). It was formerly an island in the man-made lake, but land connecting the butte with the rest of Padre Point has been exposed as the lake's water levels have declined.

Padres Butte marks the site of the historical Crossing of the Fathers, a series of sand bars along the great bend in the Colorado River a mile west of the butte that once offered a fordable crossing of the river. This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1961 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gregory Butte is located in an arid climate zone with hot, very dry summers, and chilly winters with very little snow.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Padres Butte – 4,043' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  2. ^ "Padres Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Padres Butte
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Padre Point
  5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crossing of the Fathers (historical)
  6. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

Gallery

  • Southeast aspect Southeast aspect
  • Northeast aspect Northeast aspect
  • Padres Butte in lower right corner Padres Butte in lower right corner

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