Dragon Head (Arizona)
| Dragon Head (Arizona) | |
|---|---|
east aspect, aerial photo (note: the flat-topped shadow) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,765 ft (2,367 m) |
| Prominence | 1,351 ft (412 m) |
| Parent peak | The Dragon (Arizona) |
| Coordinates | 36°11′53″N 112°10′49″W / 36.198115°N 112.180165°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grand Canyon Coconino County, Arizona, US |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Shiva Temple |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Permian down to Cambrian |
| Mountain type(s) | sedimentary rock: limestone, sandstone, shale, mudstone, siltstone |
| Rock type(s) | prominence-Kaibab Limestone on slopes of Toroweap Formation, on platform of Coconino Sandstone-(note: flat-topped shadow) and Toroweap Formation-(debris), Coconino Sandstone-(platform) Hermit Shale, Supai Group-(4 units), Redwall Limestone-(cliff), Tonto Group-(3 units) 3_Muav Limestone-(short platform/cliff), 2_Bright Angel Shale-(forested/vegetated) |
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Dragon Head (Arizona) is a 7,765-foot (2,367 m) elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of Arizona, US. It is situated in the north of the Hindu Amphitheater, ~2.0 miles west of Shiva Temple, and ~2.5 mi southeast of Grama Point (northeast of Point Sublime). Unlike the extensive Ponderosa Pine forest of Shiva Temple, tableland/plateau prominence, Dragon Head’s flat-topped (minor plateau), is only populated with a marginal non-Ponderosa forest. Shiva Temple is approximately 275 acres (0.43 mi2), where Dragon Head is an ~5 acre prominence platform.