Explorers Monument (Grand Canyon)

{{Short description|Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Explorers Monument

| photo = Explorers Monument, Grand Canyon 2010.jpg

| photo_caption = Southwest aspect

| label = Explorers Monument

| label_position= bottom

| elevation_ft = 4572

| elevation_ref = {{cite web |url = https://listsofjohn.com/peak/76214 |title = Explorers Monument – 4,572' AZ |website = Lists of John |access-date = December 27, 2020 }}

| prominence_ft = 272

| prominence_ref =

| isolation_mi = 2.06

| isolation_ref =

| parent_peak = Marcos Terrace (5,140 ft)

| country = United States

| state = Arizona

| region = Coconino

| region_type = County

| part_type = Protected area | part = Grand Canyon National Park

| range = Colorado Plateau

| map = Arizona#USA

| map_size = 230

| map_caption = Location in Arizona

| coordinates = {{coord|36.2046222|N|112.4451012|W|type:mountain_region:US-AZ_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=4527 |name=Explorers Monument |accessdate=2020-12-27}}

| topo = USGS Explorers Monument

| rock = sandstone, limestone, mudstone

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = {{YDS|4}} climbing

}}

Explorers Monument is a {{convert|4,572|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated 3.5 miles due west of Mount Huethawali, within a meander of the Colorado River. It towers over {{convert|2,400|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} directly above the river, providing rafters a view of this landmark. Explorers Monument is topped by rock of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group which overlays cliff-forming Mississippian Redwall Limestone, which in turn overlays Cambrian Tonto Group.N.H. Darton, Story of the Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1917. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Explorers Monument is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone.{{cite journal| author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}}