Sinking Ship

Sinking Ship is a 7,344-foot elevation summit located in the , in of northern , . This butte is situated 1.7 miles southeast of the Grandview Point overlook on the canyon's South Rim, and 1.25 miles southwest of .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 7,238 feet
  • Description: Landform in the Grand Canyon, Arizona
  • Also known as: Sinking Ship Butte”, “The Battleship”, “The Battleship Iowa”, “The Three Castles”, and “Three Castles

Places of Interest

Highlights include Coronado Butte and Grandview Lookout Tower and Cabin.

Peak
is a 7,162-foot -elevation summit located in the , in of , . It is situated one mile west of the Moran Point overlook on the canyon's South Rim, and one mile northeast of Sinking Ship, its nearest higher neighbor.

Tower
The Grand View Lookout Tower is a fire lookout in Kaibab National Forest near the South Rim of the . The 80-foot tall steel tower was built in the 1930s.

Sinking Ship

Latitude
35.99026° or 35° 59′ 25″ north
Longitude
-111.95877° or 111° 57′ 32″ west
Elevation
7,238 feet (2,206 metres)
Open location code
857CX2RR+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 359251739
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5314531
Wiki­data ID
Q49074120
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In Other Languages

“Sinking Ship” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Sinking Ship (bukid sa Estados Unidos, Arizona)
  • Cebuano: Sinking Ship

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Highlights include South Rim and Buggeln Hill.

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