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Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Phone:
+1 928-282-6907

Address:
Yavapai County, Sedona, AZ 86351

Cathedral Rock is a natural landmark on the Sedona, Arizona skyline, and is one of the most-photographed sights in Arizona, USA. Cathedral Rock is located in the Coconino National Forest in Yavapai County, about a mile west of Arizona Route 179, and about 2.5 miles south of the Y intersection of Routes 179 and 89A in uptown Sedona. The summit elevation of Cathedral Rock is 4,967 feet .The Cathedral Rock trail is a popular short, steep ascent from the Back O' Beyond trailhead to the saddle points or gaps in Cathedral Rock.Geologically, Cathedral Rock is carved from the Permian Schnebly Hill formation, a redbed sandstone formed from coastal sand dunes near the shoreline of the ancient Pedregosa Sea. Ripple marks are prominent along the lower Cathedral Rock trail, and a black basalt dike may be seen in the first saddle.Cathedral Rock was called Court House Rock on some early maps, and Courthouse Butte was called Church House Rock, which has caused endless confusion ever since.
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