Merrick Butte

Merrick Butte is a butte located in and is part of the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, similar to its neighbors just to the north. It was named after silver miner Jack Merrick, killed by Native Americans in 1880.
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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 Elephant Butte.

Peak
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The are two buttes in the Navajo Tribal Park in northeast . When viewed from the south, the buttes appear to be two giant mittens with their thumbs facing inwards.

Peak
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is a 5,981-foot-elevation summit in , , United States.

Peak
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is a 6,586-foot-elevation summit in , , United States.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monument Valley and Gray Whiskers.

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is perhaps the most famous example of the classic American West landscape. In the close to the border of and , 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.

Locality
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is a 6,385-foot-elevation summit in , , United States.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. is situated 5 miles west of Merrick Butte.

Merrick Butte

Latitude
36.98028° or 36° 58′ 49″ north
Longitude
-110.08627° or 110° 5′ 11″ west
Elevation
6,076 feet (1,852 metres)
Open location code
858FXWJ7+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1595597350
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5304378
Wiki­data ID
Q6820071
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Satellite Map

Discover Merrick Butte from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Merrick and Elephant Butte Overlook.

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