Overview
Manu Temple is a summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, United States. Manu Temple was named by George Wharton James for the Hindu lawgiver Manu, in keeping with Clarence Dutton's practice of naming features in the Grand Canyon after mythological deities. This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1906 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Precipitation runoff from Manu Temple drains south into the Colorado River via Bright Angel Creek on its east side, and Phantom Creek on the west side.
Geology
The summit of Manu Temple is composed of cream-colored, cliff-forming, Permian Coconino Sandstone, which is the third-youngest of the strata in the Grand Canyon, and deposited 265 million years ago as sand dunes. Below the Coconino Sandstone is slope-forming, Permian Hermit Formation, which in turn overlays the Pennsylvanian-Permian Supai Group. Further down are strata of Mississippian Redwall Limestone, Cambrian Tonto Group, and finally Proterozoic Unkar Group at creek level.
See also
* Geology of the Grand Canyon area
Gallery
File:Manu Temple from Widforss Point.jpg Manu Temple from Widforss Point File:Buddha and Manu Temples from Widforss Point.jpg Buddha Temple and Manu Temple (left) from Widforss Point File:Buddha and Manu Temples from Komo Point.jpg Buddha and Manu Temples, east aspect from Komo Point.
External links
* Weather forecast: National Weather Service * Manu Temple video: YouTube