| Colter Butte | |
|---|---|
 Colter Butte centered. Northwest aspect as seen from Point Imperial. (summit spire of Mount Hayden in foreground) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,254 ft (2,211 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 994 ft (303 m) [1] |
| Parent peak | Alsap Butte (7,500 ft) [1] |
| Isolation | 1.94 mi (3.12 km) [1] |
| Coordinates | 36°14′12″N111°55′09″W / 36.2368047°N 111.9190839°W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Colter Butte Location in Arizona  Colter Butte Colter Butte (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Coconino |
| Protected area | Grand Canyon National Park |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Walhalla Plateau |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | sandstone, limestone, shale |
Colter Butte is a 7,254-foot-elevation (2,211-meter) summit located in the Grand Canyon in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. [2] It is situated four miles southeast of Point Imperial, where it towers 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above Nankoweap Canyon. Its neighbors include Brady Peak, 2.5 miles to the west-northwest, Alsap Butte two miles to the northwest, and Swilling Butte one-half mile to the east. Colter Butte is named after James G. H. Colter (1844–1922), born in Nova Scotia, Canada, he came to the Arizona Territory in 1872 as a pioneer, farmer, cattleman, Apache and desperado fighter. [2] [3] He was the father of Arizona state senator Fred Colter. [4] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1932 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. [2] According to the Köppen climate classification system, Colter Butte is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone. [5] This butte is composed of Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group which overlays cliff-forming Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which in turn overlays slope-forming Cambrian Tonto Group. [6] Precipitation runoff from this feature drains east to the Colorado River via Nankoweap Creek on the north side and Kwagunt Creek from the south slope.
