Mitchell Butte

Not to be confused with Mitchell Mesa.

Mitchell Butte
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation6,383 ft (1,946 m)[1][2]
Prominence893 ft (272 m)[1]
Parent peakGray Whiskers (6,385 ft)[1]
Isolation1.02 mi (1.64 km)[1]
Coordinates36°58′35″N 110°09′09″W / 36.9765251°N 110.1525526°W / 36.9765251; -110.1525526[3]
Geography
Mitchell Butte is located in Arizona
Mitchell Butte
Mitchell Butte
Location in Arizona
Mitchell Butte is located in the United States
Mitchell Butte
Mitchell Butte
Mitchell Butte (the United States)
LocationNavajo Reservation
Navajo County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent rangeColorado Plateau[2]
Topo mapUSGS Mystery Valley
Geology
Butte
Rock typeSandstone
Climbing
First ascentJune 9, 1985, by Banditos[4]
Easiest routeclass 5.x climbing[1]

Mitchell Butte is a 6,383-foot-elevation (1,946-meter) summit in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.

Description

Mitchell Butte is situated 2.2 miles (3.5 km) west-southwest of the Monument Valley visitor center on Navajo Nation land and can be seen from Highway 163. Precipitation runoff from this butte's slopes drains to Mitchell Butte Wash and Oljeto Wash which are part of the San Juan River drainage basin.[2] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 900 feet (274 meters) above the surrounding terrain in 0.2 mile (0.32 km). The nearest higher neighbor is Mitchell Mesa, 1.86 miles (2.99 km) to the east.[2] The landform's toponym has been officially adopted by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3] The Mitchell name refers to Hearndon Mitchell, who along with Robert Merrick were silver prospectors. They were warned in 1879 to stay away from Monument Valley but were shot and killed there the following year by Utes.[5]

Geology

Mitchell Butte is composed of three principal strata. The bottom layer is slope-forming Organ Rock Shale, the next stratum is cliff-forming De Chelly Sandstone, and the upper layer is Moenkopi Formation.[6] The rock ranges in age from Permian at the bottom to Triassic at the top. The buttes and mesas of Monument Valley are the result of the Organ Rock Shale being more easily eroded than the overlaying sandstone.[7]

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Mitchell Butte. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a semi-arid climate zone with cold winters and hot summers. Summers average 54 days above 90 °F (32 °C) annually, and highs rarely exceed 100 °F (38 °C). Summer nights are comfortably cool, and temperatures drop quickly after sunset. Winters are cold, but daytime highs are usually above freezing. Winter temperatures below 0 °F (−18 °C) are uncommon, though possible. This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.[8]

  • West aspect
    West aspect
  • Northwest aspect of Mitchell Butte with Mitchell Mesa in the background.
    Northwest aspect of Mitchell Butte with Mitchell Mesa in the background.
  • East aspect with a dusting of snow
    East aspect with a dusting of snow
  • East aspect
    East aspect
  • WNW aspect
    WNW aspect
  • Mitchell Butte (left) with Mitchell Mesa behind
    Mitchell Butte (left) with Mitchell Mesa behind
  • The view from Monument Valley Visitor Center parking lot looking west-southwest at Gray Whiskers (left) and Mitchell Butte (right).
    The view from Monument Valley Visitor Center parking lot looking west-southwest at Gray Whiskers (left) and Mitchell Butte (right).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mitchell Butte - 6,383' AZ". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mitchell Butte, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Mitchell Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  4. ^ First Ascent Timeline, deserttowersbook.com, Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  5. ^ Road Log of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, Utah and Arizona, William L. Chenoweth, 2000, Utah Geological Association Publication, p. 4.
  6. ^ Geology and Uranium-vanadium Deposits of the Monument Valley Area, Apache and Navajo Counties, Arizona, Irving Jerome Witkind, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1963, p. 139.
  7. ^ Monument Valley, Arizona, Arizona Geological Survey, Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  8. ^ Climate Summary for Kayenta, Arizona
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