Merrick's Butte

Merrick's Butte
Highest point
Elevation 6,206 ft (1,892 m) [1]
Prominence 1,006 ft (307 m)
Coordinates 36°58′48″N 110°05′11″W / 36.98000°N 110.08639°W / 36.98000; -110.08639Coordinates: 36°58′48″N 110°05′11″W / 36.98000°N 110.08639°W / 36.98000; -110.08639
Geography
Location Navajo County, Arizona,
United States

Merrick's Butte or Merrick Butte is a butte located in Monument Valley in extreme northeast Navajo County, Arizona. It is located 1.4 miles (2.3 km) east of the monument headquarters and 1.25 miles (2.01 km) south of the Arizona–Utah state line.[1] It is part of the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park and is similar to its neighbors West and East Mitten Buttes just to the north.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Mitten Buttes Quadrangle, Arizona-Utah, 7.5 Minute Series, US Geological Survey, 1988 ed.
  2. ↑ Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, De Lorme, 4th ed., 2001, p. 26 ISBN 0-89933-325-7
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