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| Padres Butte | |
|---|---|
 East aspect of Padres Butte, June 2015 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,043 ft (1,232 m)<=[1] |
| Prominence | 463 ft (141 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Dominguez Butte[1] |
| Isolation | 1.29 mi (2.08 km)[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°02′54″N 111°16′58″W / 37.0482943°N 111.2828789°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Padres Butte Location within Utah  Padres Butte Location within the United States | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | San Juan |
Protected area | Glen Canyon National Recreation Area |
| Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Gunsight Butte |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Jurassic |
| Rock type | Entrada Sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 5.x climbing[1] |
Padres Butte is a butte near the tip of Padre Point on the south shore of Lake Powell in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
Description
[edit]The summit of the butte has an elevation of 4,043 feet (1,232 m). It was formerly an island in the man-made lake, but land connecting the butte with the rest of Padre Point has been exposed as the lake's water levels have declined.[3][4]
Padres Butte marks the site of the historical Crossing of the Fathers, a series of sand bars along the great bend in the Colorado River a mile west of the butte that once offered a fordable crossing of the river.[5] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1961 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Gregory Butte is located in an arid climate zone with hot, very dry summers, and chilly winters with very little snow.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Padres Butte – 4,043' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- 1 2 "Padres Butte". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Padres Butte
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Padre Point
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crossing of the Fathers (historical)
- ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
Gallery
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Southeast aspect
Northeast aspect
Padres Butte in lower right corner
External links
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- Weather forecast: Padres Butte