Totem Pole (Monument Valley)
The Totem Pole is a pillar or rock spire found in Monument Valley.[3] It is a highly eroded remnant of a butte.
| Totem Pole | |
|---|---|
 Totem Pole on the left near Yel-Bichel | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,621 ft (1,713 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Prominence | 381 ft (116 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | 36°55′44″N 110°02′51″W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Totem Pole | |
| Location | Navajo County, Arizona, U.S. |
| Topo map | Mitten Buttes |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Sandstone pillar |
In popular culture
Parts of the 1975 thriller film The Eiger Sanction (U.S. director Clint Eastwood) were filmed at Totem Pole. According to author Ron Hogan, "[i]n addition to directing and starring in The Eiger Sanction, Clint Eastwood did all his own stunts during the mountain-climbing sequences."[4] Hogan further adds that, Eastwood and his film crew "were the last people to climb Monument Valley's Totem Pole; in order to gain permission for the shoot, they had to agree to clear the mountainside of all the pitons from previous climbing expeditions".[4]
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References
- "Totem Pole, Arizona". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- "Totem Pole". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- Davis, Carolyn O'Bagy; Leake, Harvey (2010). Kayenta and Monument Valley. Arcadia Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7385-8630-4.
- Hogan, Ron (2005). The Stewardess is Flying the Plane!: American Films of the 1970s. New York: Bulfinch Press. pp. 85. ISBN 082125751X.
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