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.
Padres Butte | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,043 ft (1,232 m)<=[1] |
Prominence | 463 ft (141 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Dominguez Butte[1] |
Isolation | 1.29 mi (2.08 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 37°02′54″N 111°16′58″W[2] |
Geography | |
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Location | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area San Juan County, Utah, U.S. |
Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
Topo map | USGS Gunsight Butte |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Jurassic |
Type of rock | Entrada Sandstone |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 5.x climbing[1] |
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.[3][4]
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.[5] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1961 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]
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.[6]
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