Elephant Butte is a 5,653-ft summit in Grand County, Utah. It is located within Arches National Park, and is the highest point in the park. Like many of the rock formations in the park, Elephant Butte is composed of Entrada Sandstone. Elephant Butte is a flat-topped cap surrounded by numerous towers and fins including Parade of Elephants. Double Arch is also a natural feature of Elephant Butte and was used as a backdrop for the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Precipitation runoff from Elephant Butte drains east into the nearby Colorado River. The first ascent was made September 8, 1953, by Alex Cresswell and Fred Ayres.
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| - Elephant Butte is a 5,653-ft summit in Grand County, Utah. It is located within Arches National Park, and is the highest point in the park. Like many of the rock formations in the park, Elephant Butte is composed of Entrada Sandstone. Elephant Butte is a flat-topped cap surrounded by numerous towers and fins including Parade of Elephants. Double Arch is also a natural feature of Elephant Butte and was used as a backdrop for the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Precipitation runoff from Elephant Butte drains east into the nearby Colorado River. The first ascent was made September 8, 1953, by Alex Cresswell and Fred Ayres. (en)
- Elephant Butte est un sommet montagneux américain dans le comté de Grand, dans l'Utah. Il atteint 1 723 mètres d'altitude sur le plateau du Colorado. Il est protégé au sein du parc national des Arches, dont il est le point culminant. À la base de la montagne se trouvent de nombreuses formations rocheuses remarquables, parmi lesquelles des arches naturelles telles que la Double Arch, au sud. (fr)
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| - Elephant Butte is a 5,653-ft summit in Grand County, Utah. It is located within Arches National Park, and is the highest point in the park. Like many of the rock formations in the park, Elephant Butte is composed of Entrada Sandstone. Elephant Butte is a flat-topped cap surrounded by numerous towers and fins including Parade of Elephants. Double Arch is also a natural feature of Elephant Butte and was used as a backdrop for the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Precipitation runoff from Elephant Butte drains east into the nearby Colorado River. The first ascent was made September 8, 1953, by Alex Cresswell and Fred Ayres. (en)
- Elephant Butte est un sommet montagneux américain dans le comté de Grand, dans l'Utah. Il atteint 1 723 mètres d'altitude sur le plateau du Colorado. Il est protégé au sein du parc national des Arches, dont il est le point culminant. À la base de la montagne se trouvent de nombreuses formations rocheuses remarquables, parmi lesquelles des arches naturelles telles que la Double Arch, au sud. (fr)
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