Queen Nefertiti Rock
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Queen Nefertiti Rock
| photo = Nefertiti, Slickrock Member of the Entrada Sandstone (Middle Jurassic), southern Arches National Park, eastern Utah 1.jpg
| photo_caption = Southeast aspect
| elevation_ft = 4741
| elevation_ref ={{cite gnis|id=1436186|name=Queen Nefertiti Rock|access-date=2024-09-10}}
| prominence_ft = 40.
| prominence_ref ={{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/24237|title=Queen Nefertiti Rock - 4,780' UT|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2024-09-10}}
| isolation_mi = 0.32
| parent_peak = Three Penguins
| etymology = Queen Nefertiti
| map = Utah#USA
| map_caption = Location in Utah
| country = United States
| state = Utah
| region = Grand
| region_type = County
| part_type = Protected area | part = Arches National Park
| range = Colorado Plateau{{cite web|url=https://peakvisor.com/peak/queen-nefertiti-rock.html|title=Queen Nefertiti Rock, Peakvisor.com|access-date=2024-09-10}}
| coordinates = {{coord|38.6277589|N|109.6028961|W|type:mountain_region:US-UT_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| topo = USGS The Windows Section
| first_ascent =
| rock = Entrada Sandstone
| age = Jurassic
| easiest_route = {{YDS|5.9}} climbing[https://www.mountainproject.com/route/125447933/nefertiti Nefertiti], Mountainproject.com, Retrieved 2024-09-10.
}}
Queen Nefertiti Rock is a {{convert|4741|ft|meter|adj=mid|-elevation|abbr=off|sp=us}} pillar in Grand County, Utah. The feature is located within Arches National Park and like many of the rock formations in the park, Queen Nefertiti Rock is composed of Entrada Sandstone. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises {{convert|400.|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above the Park Avenue Trail in 0.1 mile (0.16 km). Precipitation runoff from Queen Nefertiti Rock drains to the nearby Colorado River via Courthouse Wash. This landform's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and is so named because the feature resembles the head of Queen Nefertiti.Stewart M. Green, Best Easy Day Hikes Moab, Rowman & Littlefield, 2020, {{ISBN|9781493046898}}, p. 72.Rob Martinez, Best Moab & Arches National Park Hikes, Mountaineers Books, 2015, {{ISBN|9781937052201}}.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification system, Queen Nefertiti Rock is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone with cold winters and hot summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. |name-list-style=amp | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P |s2cid=9654551 | issn = 1027-5606|doi-access=free |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/file/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf }} Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to experience Arches National Park, when highs average {{convert|60|to|80|F|round=5}} and lows average {{convert|30|to|50|F|round=5}}. Summer temperatures often exceed {{convert|100|F|round=5}}. Winters are cold, with highs averaging {{convert|30|to|50|F|round=5}}, and lows averaging {{convert|0|to|20|F|round=5}}. As part of a high desert region, it can experience wide daily temperature fluctuations. The park receives an average of less than 10 inches (25 cm) of rain annually.
Gallery
File:Nefertiti & Popsicle Rock, Slickrock Member of the Entrada Sandstone (Middle Jurassic), southern Arches National Park, eastern Utah 1.jpg
File:Queen Nefertiti Rock in Arches NP.jpeg
File:Park Avenue (3802250825).jpg
File:Queen Nefertiti Rock ene.jpg|Queen Nefertiti Rock from a less recognizable aspect (East-northeast)
File:Park Avenue, Arches National park, Moab (4805691814).jpg|Queen Nefertiti Rock and The Sausage
See also
References
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External links
{{commons category|Queen Nefertiti Rock}}
- Queen Nefertiti Rock Climbing: [https://www.mountainproject.com/route/125447933/nefertiti Mountainproject.com]
- Arches National Park: [https://www.nps.gov/arch/index.htm National Park Service]
{{Geographic Location 2
| Center = Queen Nefertiti Rock
| North = Jello Tower
| Northeast = Queen Victoria Rock
| East = Park Avenue
| Southeast = Park Avenue Overlook
| South = Park road
| Southwest = Three Penguins
| West =
| Northwest = Courthouse Towers
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Category:Landforms of Grand County, Utah