Cape Royal
Cape Royal is a 7,880+-cliff-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States. It is the southernmost viewpoint of the North Rim, viewing from north-northeast, south, west, southwest. Its next viewpoint northwest is Honan Point, with Thor Temple directly below. Directly east-northeast is the major viewing point of Cape Final, which gives views almost directly north. The 1/2 mile Cape Royal Trail starts at the parking lot and ends at the overlook at Cape Royal.
From Cape Royal, directly southeast can be seen the massif and highpoint of Freya Castle, and southeasterly is massive Wotans Throne, which is a surviving section of the North Rim, with a Ponderosa Pine, forested, flat prominence. The cliffs of Cape Royal are composed of Kaibab Limestone, on erodible Toroweap Formation, upon white cliffs of Coconino Sandstone. The watershed drainage from Cape Royal, overlooks the Unkar Creek and Canyon to the south into the Colorado River, about 6 miles distant.
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| Cape Royal | |
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 Cape Royal, and flat, Ponderosa Pine-forested Wotans Throne | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,880 ft (2,400 m) [1] |
| Prominence | 120 ft (37 m) [1] |
| Parent peak | Cape Final |
| Isolation | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Coordinates | 36.119305°N 111.93785°W |
| Geography | |
  Cape Royal Location in Arizona  Cape Royal Cape Royal (the United States) | |
| Location | Grand Canyon National Park, (Walhalla Plateau) Coconino County, Arizona, US |
| Parent range | Kaibab Plateau[1] (Walhalla Plateau) Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Cape Royal |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Permian |
| Mountain type | sedimentary rock: limestone-(prominence-cliff) |
| Type of rock | Kaibab Limestone |
Gallery, views from Cape Royal
Wotans Throne & Angels Gate
Viewed ~south-southwest, 1.5 miles distant.
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- "Cape Royal, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.