Merrick Butte
Merrick Butte is a butte located in Monument Valley and is part of the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, similar to its neighbors West and East Mitten Buttes just to the north. It was named after silver miner Jack Merrick, killed by Native Americans in 1880.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,076 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Meritt Butte” and “Merrick’s Butte”
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include West and East Mitten Buttes and Mitchell Mesa.
West and East Mitten Buttes
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The West and East Mitten Buttes are two buttes in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park in northeast Navajo County, Arizona. When viewed from the south, the buttes appear to be two giant mittens with their thumbs facing inwards.
Mitchell Mesa
Peak
Mitchell Mesa is a 6,586-foot-elevation summit in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
Camel Butte
Peak
Camel Butte is a 5,847-foot-elevation summit in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monument Valley and Gray Whiskers.
Monument Valley
Monument Valley is perhaps the most famous example of the classic American West landscape. In the Navajo Nation close to the border of Arizona and Utah, the valley has been the backdrop for many movies and advertisements, ranging from Marlboro cigarette ads to the films of John Ford to Back to the Future 3, Forrest Gump and Easy Rider.
Gray Whiskers
Locality
Gray Whiskers is a 6,385-foot-elevation summit in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.
Oljato-Monument Valley
Village
Oljato-Monument Valley is a census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. Oljato-Monument Valley is situated 5 miles west of Merrick Butte.
Merrick Butte
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Navajo County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.98028° or 36° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
-110.08627° or 110° 5′ 11″ westElevation
6,076 feet (1,852 metres)Open location code
858FXWJ7+4FOpenStreetMap ID
node 1595597350OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ladin—“Merrick Butte” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Merrick Butte”
- Dutch: “Merrick Butte”
- Dutch: “Merrick’s Butte”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ميريكس بوت”
- Italian: “Merrick Butte”
- Ladin: “Merrick’s Butte”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East Mitten and Camel Butte.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Merrick and Elephant Butte Overlook.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Merrick Butte”. Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.