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| The Dragon (Arizona) | |
|---|---|
.jpg) east aspect (1/3 north region ridgeline)(upper canyon tributary of Dragon Creek) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,105 ft (2,470 m) |
| Prominence | 325 ft (99 m) |
| Parent peak | Kaibab Plateau (8,701 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°14′28″N 112°10′22″W / 36.2412°N 112.1728°W / 36.2412; -112.1728 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Grand Canyon Coconino County, Arizona, US |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Shiva Temple |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | sedimentary |
| Rock type(s) | prominence-Kaibab Limestone-(forested tableland) and Kaibab Limestone, Toroweap Formation, Coconino Sandstone, Hermit Formation |
The Dragon is a 8,105-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, US. It is situated north of the Hindu Amphitheater, and about ~4.5 miles north-northwest of Shiva Temple, and ~2.5 mi north of Dragon Head. Both of the Dragon landforms are on a connected ridgeline, (Dragon Head being the ridgeline terminus), defining two south trending canyon watersheds – Dragon Creek, (east), and (Upper)-Crystal Creek (Arizona), (west).
Aerial photos of The Dragon and Dragon Head were taken as Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) studies for public flight-path routes within the entire Grand Canyon.
Geology & biology
The geology of The Dragon prominence is a ~250 to 300 ft layer of cliff-forming, whitish Kaibab Limestone. Its hardness supports an approximately horizontal tableland of Ponderosa Pine forest.
Below the Kaibab is an even larger unit of the slope-forming Toroweap Formation. The slope is modestly vegetated, and has large areas of erosion debris, with no obvious interlaced cliffs. The Toroweap Formation rests upon a ~400+ ft cliff of cliff-former Coconino Sandstone.
The Coconino Sandstone (buff/(reddish-white)), rests upon a relatively massive unit of Hermit Formation (Hermit Shale). The slopes are vegetated, also with large sections of burnt-red-brown Hermit debris.
References
- ^ "The Dragon, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 9 January 2021.