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Roof Butte

Coordinates: 36°27′41″N 109°05′47″W / 36.461408697°N 109.096319086°W / 36.461408697; -109.096319086
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Roof Butte
Roof Butte is located in Arizona
Roof Butte
Roof Butte
Location in Arizona near the New Mexico border
Roof Butte is located in the United States
Roof Butte
Roof Butte
Roof Butte (the United States)
Highest point
Elevation9,787 ft (2,983 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence3,140 ft (960 m)[2]
Coordinates36°27′41″N 109°05′47″W / 36.461408697°N 109.096319086°W / 36.461408697; -109.096319086[1]
Geography
LocationNavajo Nation, Apache County, Arizona, U.S.
Parent rangeChuska Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Roof Butte
Climbing
Easiest routeIndian Route 68

Roof Butte (Navajo: Adáá dikʼá "Roof shaped mountain on the run") is a peak in the Chuska Mountains in Arizona, United States. Roof Butte is the highest peak of the Chuska Mountains which run in a north-northwest direction across the Arizona-New Mexico border. Roof Butte is a visible butte for miles around. The butte has an elevation of 9,787 feet (2,983 m). A manned-lookout tower is located on Roof Butte. Two funnel shaped explosion volcanic pipes formed the flattish summit of Roof Butte, and a low lava dome caps one nearby peak.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Roof". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
  2. ^ "Roof Butte, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
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