Cheops Pyramid and Plateau: Climbing, Hiking.
Cheops Pyramid Part of Grand Canyon National Park Summit Prominent elevation rising above the surrounding level of the Earth's surface; does not include pillars, ridges, or ranges.In the central Grand Canyon north of Grand Canyon Village and viewed from the south at the South Rim, the bright orange-red unit can be seen below the Isis Temple and Cheops Pyramid landforms at the intersection of Bright Angel Canyon and Granite Gorge; the Bright Angel Trail from the South Rim traverses through the geographic region to the north, the North Kaibab Trail in Bright Angel Canyon.Pictures of Grandeur Point, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona: Indian Garden and Plateau Point, beneath Grandeur Point. On the North Rim are Cheops Pyramid, Isis Temple and Trinity Creek.
In the Haunted Canyon area, one finds the Cheops Pyramid, Manu Temple and Shiva Temple. When I launched some queries about the reasons for these ancient Egyptian and East Indian names, National Park Service representatives replied that one of the early explorers, Clarence Edward Dutton, simply loved Egyptian and Hindu names.Summary: Three of us backpacked up the Utah Flats route to Phantom Canyon, where we base-camped and explored Phantom Creek, Haunted Creek, the Cattle Route, and the Isis-Cheops Saddle. Movie - Lower Phantom Cascade, Day 7 - 8.6mb.
In this Canyon area were such names as the Cheops Pyramid, the Buddha Cloister, Buddha Temple, Manu Temple, and Shiva Temple. Was there any relationship between these places and the alleged Egyptian discoveries in the Grand Canyon?
