Sheba Temple
A remote canyon summit rising above the Colorado River
About
Sheba Temple is a 4,990-foot summit deep in the eastern Grand Canyon, a narrow, north-south ridge of eroded Redwall Limestone standing on a wider platform of Muav Limestone and Bright Angel Shale — the same Cambrian-through-Mississippian rock sequence that stacks up throughout this stretch of the canyon. It sits about a mile west of Solomon Temple, a mile south of Rama Shrine, and roughly a mile north-northeast of the Colorado River, tucked into the drainage carved by Asbestos Canyon.
What you're looking at
Like most of the named "temples" scattered through the inner canyon, Sheba Temple isn't a hiking destination with a maintained trail to its summit — it's a formation you view and identify from a distance, most often from South Rim overlooks or from deeper vantage points along inner-canyon routes near Vishnu Temple and Krishna Shrine. Its vertical, cliff-bound profile is typical of the Redwall-capped buttes that give this section of the canyon its temple-and-shrine skyline, each one isolated by erosion into its own detached spire above the surrounding slopes.
Best Time to View It
South Rim overlooks are accessible year-round, so timing follows your broader visit rather than a season specific to this formation.
Good to Know
- Its vertical, cliff-bound profile is typical of the Redwall-capped buttes that give this section of the canyon its temple-and-shrine skyline.
- Each formation in this cluster is isolated by erosion into its own detached spire above the surrounding slopes.
- Look for it alongside Solomon Temple and Rama Shrine to spot the fuller cluster.
Seeing Sheba Temple
Sheba Temple isn't a hiking destination with a maintained trail to its summit — it's a formation you view and identify from a distance, most often from South Rim overlooks or from deeper vantage points along inner-canyon routes near Vishnu Temple and Krishna Shrine.
What You're Looking At: Sheba Temple
Sheba Temple is a 4,990-foot summit deep in the eastern Grand Canyon, a narrow, north-south ridge of eroded Redwall Limestone standing on a wider platform of Muav Limestone and Bright Angel Shale. It sits about a mile west of Solomon Temple, a mile south of Rama Shrine, and roughly a mile north-northeast of the Colorado River, tucked into the drainage carved by Asbestos Canyon.
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