Rock Totem Pole

The Totem Pole is a pillar or rock spire found in Monument Valley. It is a highly eroded remnant of a butte. Deserts at the end of the Permian period, 260 million years ago, formed the De Chelly and Wingate Sandstones that make up the buttes, totems, and mesas in Monument Valley.
  • Elevation: 5,621 ft (1,713 m)
  • Location: Navajo County, Arizona, U.S.
  • Prominence: 381 ft (116 m)
  • Topo map: Mitten Buttes
  • Mountain type: Sandstone pillar

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org