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Saddle Mountain (Grand Canyon)

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region), northeast, and the large Nankoweap Creek drainage drains the entire length of the mountain, about 25 mi, to the south, then east.
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and it forms a portion of the northeast border of the park. Point Imperial, the last viewpoint north, on the
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is an 8,424-foot-elevation summit located in the eastern
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Walhalla Plateau
Kaibab Plateau
Elevation
Prominence
Parent peak
Isolation
Coordinates
36°18′43″N 111°57′00″W / 36.3120°N 111.9500°W / 36.3120; -111.9500
Saddle Mountain is located in Arizona
Saddle Mountain is located in the United States
Grand Canyon National Park
Coconino County
Arizona, US
Parent range
Kaibab Plateau
Colorado Plateau
Topo map
USGS
Age of rock
Permian
Mountain type
sedimentary rock
limestone
siltstone
mudstone
sandstone
shale
Type of rock
Kaibab Limestone

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