Capitol Butte
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Schnebly Hill Formation
Capitol Butte is a 6,355-foot-elevation (1,937-meter) summit in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
Description
Capitol Butte is located three miles immediately northwest of Sedona in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, on land managed by Coconino National Forest. The nearest higher neighbor is Lost Wilson Mountain 3.1 miles (5 km) to the north-northeast.[1][4] Precipitation runoff from this feature drains to Oak Creek which is part of the Verde River watershed.[4] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,700 feet (518 meters) above West Sedona in 0.6 mile (1 km). Capitol Butte is composed of light-colored Coconino Sandstone overlaying reddish Schnebly Hill Formation.[5]
Etymology
The landform's toponym was officially adopted in 1971 by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[2] It is unknown how the butte came to be called "Capitol,"[6] however it does resemble a capitol dome in appearance.[7] Previous variant names for the landform included Capital Butte, Gray Mountain, Grayback Mountain, and Judge Oteys Tombstone.[3] Locals call it "Thunder Mountain."[8]
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Capitol Butte is located in a temperate semi-arid climate zone.[9] Climbers can expect afternoon rain and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.
See also
- List of mountain peaks of Arizona
Mountains portal
Gallery
- South aspect of Capitol Butte rises above Sedona
- Capitol Butte to left
- East aspect (left)
- South aspect
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Capitol Butte - 6,355' AZ". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ a b United States Board on Geographic Names, Decisions on Geographic Names in the United States, Decision List No. 7102, 1971, page 1.
- ^ a b "Capitol Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ a b c "Capitol Butte, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Bruce Grubbs, Hiking Northern Arizona: A Guide to Northern Arizona's Greatest Hiking Adventures, Rowman & Littlefield, 2021, ISBN 9781493053384, p. 195.
- ^ Will Croft Barnes, Arizona Place Names, University of Arizona Press, 2016, ISBN 9780816534951, p. 76.
- ^ Wayne Ranney, Sedona Through Time: Geology of the Red Rocks, Red Lake Books, 1993, ISBN 9780961167899, p. 83.
- ^ Bruce Grubbs, Best Easy Day Hikes Sedona, Rowman & Littlefield, 2019, ISBN 9781493041169, p. 79.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
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- Weather forecast: Capitol Butte
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