Excalibur
Excalibur is a formation on the north rim of the Grand Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona. It was named by cartographer and geologist François E. Matthes in 1908 for Excalibur, the legendary sword of King Arthur which was given to him by the Lady of the Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Guinevere Castle and King Arthur Castle.
Guinevere Castle
Peak
Guinevere Castle is a 7,281-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated one-half mile southeast of King Arthur Castle, one mile west of Excalibur, and 2.5 miles northeast of Evans Butte, within the Shinumo Amphitheater.
King Arthur Castle
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
King Arthur Castle is a 7,344-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated one-half mile northwest of Guinevere Castle, one mile west of Excalibur, and two miles east-southeast of Holy Grail Temple, within the Shinumo Amphitheater.
Excalibur
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,880 feet
- Description: formation on the north rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona
- Categories: rock formation and landform
- Location: Coconino County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.26248° or 36° 15′ 45″ northLongitude
-112.2549° or 112° 15′ 18″ westElevation
6,880 feet (2,097 metres)Open location code
85897P6W+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 359245549OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Excalibur” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Excalibur”
- German: “Excalibur”
- Urdu: “ایکسکیلیبر”
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