LeChee Rock
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Short description|Landform in Coconino County, Arizona}}
{{Infobox mountain
|name = LeChee Rock
|photo = Leche-e Rock, Navajo Country, Arizona.jpg
|photo_caption = Southwest aspect
|elevation_ft = 5900
|elevation_ref = {{cite web |url = https://listsofjohn.com/peak/73895 |title = Leche-e Rock - 5,900' AZ |website = Lists of Peaks |access-date = November 27, 2020 }}
|prominence_ft = 730
|isolation_mi = 11.39
|map = Arizona#USA
|map_caption = Location in Arizona
|map_size = 230
|label_position = bottom
|location = Navajo Reservation
Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.
|range = Colorado Plateau
|coordinates = {{coord|36.8636028|N|111.3095948|W|type:mountain_region:US-AZ_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|range_coordinates =
|coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id = 6944 |name = LeChee Rock |access-date = November 27, 2020 }}
|topo = USGS LeChee Rock
|rock = Sandstone
|age = Jurassic
|first_ascent =
|easiest_route =
}}
LeChee Rock is a {{convert|5,900|ft|m|adj=mid|-elevation}} sandstone feature located south of Lake Powell, in Coconino County of northern Arizona. It is situated {{convert|9|mi|km|spell=in}} east-southeast of the town of Page, {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} east of the community of LeChee, and {{convert|7.5|mi|km}} south of Tower Butte, on Navajo Nation land, where it towers over {{convert|900|ft|m}} above the surrounding terrain as a landmark of the area. It can be seen from nearby Arizona State Route 98, or from as far away as Alstrom Point. LeChee (Łichíí) in Navajo language means red, referring to burgundy-colored leaves of a medicinal plant.{{cite news |url = https://navajotimes.com/news/chapters/071113lec.php |first = Cindy |last = Yurth |title = On the Rim of Opportunity |work = Navajo Times |date = July 11, 2013 }} The spelling for this geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 2004 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, prior to that it was officially Leche-e Rock.
Geology
LeChee Rock is located in the southern edge of the Great Basin Desert on the Colorado Plateau. It is composed of Romana Sandstone overlaying the Escalante Member of Entrada Sandstone, capped by the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation. Beneath the sandstone, along the base of this feature, is reddish Carmel Formation which gives this feature its name.{{cite book |first = Donald L. |last = Baars |title = A Traveler's Guide to the Geology of the Colorado Plateau |year = 2002 |publisher = University of Utah Press |page = 211 }}{{cite web |url = http://www.native-languages.org/navajo_words.htm |title = Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Navajo Words |publisher = Native Languages of the Americas }} All the strata are Jurassic in age. Precipitation runoff from this feature drains to Navajo and Antelope Canyons, then Lake Powell, all part of the Colorado River drainage basin.
Gallery
File:Leche-e Rock, AZ.jpg|West aspect
File:Leche-e Rock.jpg|Northwest aspect
File:View of LeChee Rock on SR 98 Arizona.jpg
File:LeChee Rock on Arizona State Route 98.jpg|South aspect from Highway 98
File:LeChee Rock Highway 98.jpg|Northwest aspect from Highway 98
File:LeChee Rock.tiff
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, LeChee Rock is located in an arid climate zone with hot, very dry summers, and chilly winters with very little snow. Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit.
{{Weather box
|location = Page, Arizona
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 64
|Feb record high F = 72
|Mar record high F = 82
|Apr record high F = 91
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 106
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 93
|Nov record high F = 77
|Dec record high F = 66
|year record high F =109
|Jan high F = 43.1
|Feb high F = 50.3
|Mar high F = 59.5
|Apr high F = 68.5
|May high F = 78.5
|Jun high F = 90.2
|Jul high F = 95.1
|Aug high F = 92.0
|Sep high F = 83.5
|Oct high F = 69.7
|Nov high F = 53.8
|Dec high F = 43.7
|year high F =69.0
|Jan low F = 26.3
|Feb low F = 30.4
|Mar low F = 37.0
|Apr low F = 43.6
|May low F = 52.6
|Jun low F = 62.3
|Jul low F = 68.3
|Aug low F = 66.4
|Sep low F = 58.4
|Oct low F = 46.6
|Nov low F = 34.7
|Dec low F = 27.1
|year low F =46.1
|Jan record low F = −11
|Feb record low F = 6
|Mar record low F = 18
|Apr record low F = 25
|May record low F = 31
|Jun record low F = 44
|Jul record low F = 56
|Aug record low F = 46
|Sep record low F = 40
|Oct record low F = 24
|Nov record low F = 16
|Dec record low F = 1
|year record low F= −11
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.61
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.48
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.65
|Apr precipitation inch = 0.50
|May precipitation inch = 0.40
|Jun precipitation inch = 0.14
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.58
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.69
|Sep precipitation inch = 0.66
|Oct precipitation inch = 0.99
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.56
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.48
|Jan snow inch = 2.1
|Feb snow inch = 1.2
|Mar snow inch = 0.2
|Apr snow inch = 0
|May snow inch = 0
|Jun snow inch = 0
|Jul snow inch = 0
|Aug snow inch = 0
|Sep snow inch = 0
|Oct snow inch = 0
|Nov snow inch = 0.5
|Dec snow inch = 1.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.5
|Feb precipitation days = 4.0
|Mar precipitation days = 5.2
|Apr precipitation days = 3.5
|May precipitation days = 3.2
|Jun precipitation days = 1.7
|Jul precipitation days = 4.6
|Aug precipitation days = 5.2
|Sep precipitation days = 4.5
|Oct precipitation days = 4.3
|Nov precipitation days = 3.2
|Dec precipitation days = 3.9
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.9
|Feb snow days = 0.6
|Mar snow days = 0.3
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 0.6
|source 1 = NOAA{{cite web |url = http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/az/026180.pdf |title = Climatography of the United States No. 20 (1971–2000) |format = PDF |year = 2004 |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = May 31, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
|date=August 2010
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|LeChee Rock}}
- Weather forecast: [https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=36.8639&lon=-111.3092#.X8HWhs6SmUk National Weather Service]
- [https://www.howtopronounce.com/lechee-rock LeChee Rock pronunciation]
Category:Landforms of Coconino County, Arizona
Category:Geography of the Navajo Nation