Merrick's Butte

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

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 ArizonaUtah state line.[1] It is part of the Monument Valley Najavo Tribal Park and is similar to its neighbors West and East Mitten Buttes just to the north.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 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