{{Short description|Butte in Utah, United States}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Elaterite Butte | image = Elaterite Butte.png | image_caption = Elaterite Butte, west aspect from Elaterite Basin | elevation_ft = 6552 | elevation_ref = <ref name=peakbagger>{{cite peakbagger|pid=3874|name=Elaterite Butte, Utah|accessdate=2020-11-06}}</ref> | prominence_ft = 752 | prominence_ref = <ref name=peakbagger/> | isolation_mi = 4.88 | isolation_ref = <ref name=peakbagger/> | parent_peak = Lands End (7,151 ft)<ref name=peakbagger/> | map = Utah#USA | map_caption = Location of Elaterite Butte in Utah | map_size = 230 | country = United States | state = Utah | region = Wayne | region_type = County | part_type = Protected area | part = Canyonlands National Park | coordinates = {{coord|38.217067|N|110.037393|W|type:mountain_region:US-UT_scale:100000_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name=peakbagger/> | range = Colorado Plateau | rock = Wingate Sandstone | age = Late Triassic | topo = USGS ''Elaterite Basin'' | first_ascent = | easiest_route = {{YDS|5.x}} climbing<ref name="listsofjohn">{{cite web|url=https://listsofjohn.com/peak/21965|title=Elaterite Butte - 6,552' UT|website=listsofjohn.com|accessdate=2020-11-06}}</ref> }}
'''Elaterite Butte''' is a {{Convert|6552|ft|m|abbr=off||sp=us|adj=on}} elevation summit located in The Maze District of Canyonlands National Park, in Wayne County, Utah.<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|id=1425227|name=Elaterite Butte|accessdate = 2020-11-06}}</ref> Elaterite Butte is situated {{convert|6|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Ekker Butte, and the Maze Overlook is situated {{convert|2.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the northeast. Elaterite Butte is composed of hard, fine-grained Wingate Sandstone, which is the remains of wind-borne sand dunes deposited approximately 200 million years ago in the Late Triassic. This Wingate sandstone overlays a 432-foot thick layer of the softer Chinle Formation.<ref>Arthur A. Baker, ''"Geology of the Green River Desert - Cataract Canyon Region"'', US Government Printing Office, 1946, page 62.</ref> The top of this geological formation rises over 1,400 feet above Elaterite Basin. The butte and basin are named for elaterite, which is a dark brown, tar-like, elastic mineral resin that seeps from parts of the nearby White Rim Sandstone.<ref>Halka Chronic and Lucy Chronic, ''Pages in Stone'', Second Edition, The Mountaineers Books, 2004, page 70.</ref> Access to the remote butte is via a four-wheel drive road in Elaterite Basin. Precipitation runoff from Elaterite Butte drains into the nearby Green River, which in turn is within the Colorado River drainage basin.
==Climate== thumb|290px|Elaterite Butte in winter Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Elaterite Butte. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below −0 °C (32 °F) and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than {{convert|10|in|mm|abbr=off}} of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.
==See also== * Colorado Plateau * Geology of the Canyonlands area
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==External links== {{stack|{{commons category|Elaterite Butte}}}} * [https://www.nps.gov/cany/index.htm Canyonlands National Park] National Park Service * Elaterite Butte: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-5538818/United%20States/Utah/Wayne/Elaterite%20Butte weather forecast]
Category:Landforms of Wayne County, Utah Category:Colorado Plateau Category:Canyonlands National Park Category:Sandstone formations of the United States Category:Buttes of Utah