Bell Rock (Arizona)

Bell Rock
Highest point
Elevation 4,919 ft (1,499 m)  NGVD 29[1]
Prominence 479 ft (146 m) [1]
Coordinates 34°48′01″N 111°45′53″W / 34.8002966°N 111.7645987°W / 34.8002966; -111.7645987Coordinates: 34°48′01″N 111°45′53″W / 34.8002966°N 111.7645987°W / 34.8002966; -111.7645987 [2]
Geography
Bell Rock

Location Yavapai, Arizona, U.S.
Topo map USGS Sedona

Bell Rock is a popular tourist attraction just north of the Village of Oak Creek, Arizona, south of Sedona in Yavapai County. With an elevation at its summit of 4,919 feet (1,499 m), it is just west of Courthouse Butte.

Geologically, Bell Rock is a butte, composed of horizontally bedded sedimentary rock of the Permian Supai Formation.[3][4]

Bell Rock (at left), with Courthouse Butte to its right.

References

  1. 1 2 "Bell Rock, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. ↑ "Bell Rock". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  3. ↑ Weir, G.W.; Ulrich, G.E.; Nealey, L.D. (1989). Geologic map of the Sedona 30' X 60' quadrangle, Yavapai and Coconino Counties, Arizona.
  4. ↑ DeForest, Lisa (2006). "Bell Rock, A Sedona landmark". azcentral.com.

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