Candlestick Tower

Short description: Rock formation in Utah, United States

Candlestick Tower

Candlestick Tower from the southeast

Highest point
Elevation| 5,867 ft (1,788 m) [1]
Prominence| 707 ft (215 m) [1]
Parent peak| Shaft Benchmark (6,329 ft)[1]
Isolation| 0.93 mi (1.50 km) [2]
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 38°22′51″N 109°55′54″W﻿ / ﻿38.380804°N 109.931657°W﻿ / 38.380804; -109.931657 [1]
Geography

Candlestick Tower

Location of Candlestick Tower in Utah

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Candlestick Tower

Candlestick Tower (the United States)

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Country| United States
State| Utah
County| San Juan
Protected area| Canyonlands National Park
Parent range| Colorado Plateau
Topo map| USGS Upheaval Dome
Geology
Age of rock| Late Triassic
Type of rock| Wingate Sandstone
Climbing
First ascent| 1974
Easiest route| class 5.10 Climbing[2]

Candlestick Tower is a 450-foot-tall (140 m) sandstone butte located in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, in San Juan County, Utah.[3] Its descriptive name comes from its resemblance to a candlestick. Candlestick Tower is composed of Wingate Sandstone, which is the remains of wind-borne sand dunes deposited approximately 200 million years ago in the Late Triassic.

The nearest higher neighbor is Shaft Benchmark, 2 mi (3.2 km) to the east; Upheaval Dome is located 3 mi (4.8 km) to the north and the Green River Overlook is situated 2.5 mi (4.0 km) to the east.[1] Access to the tower is via the four-wheel-drive White Rim Road. Candlestick is situated north of Soda Springs Basin and south of Holeman Spring Basin, and the top of this geological formation rises 1,400 feet above the White Rim Road in approximately one mile. Precipitation runoff from Candlestick Tower drains into the nearby Green River via these two basins.

## Contents

* 1 Climbing
* 2 Climate
* 3 Gallery
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Climbing

The first ascent of Candlestick was made in March 1974 by Jimmy Dunn, Larry Hamilton, Doug Snively, and John Byrd.[4] The first free ascent of Candlestick Tower was made by Glenn Randall and Kent Lugbill in 1982.[5] The established routes on Candlestick are the class 5.10 Southwest Corner, the East Face (5.10), and Two Worlds Route is an aid climb.[6]

## Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Candlestick Tower. 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 10 inches (250 millimetres) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.

## Gallery

* East aspect

* Candlestick Tower (left), Shaft Benchmark and Green River Overlook (right), seen from the east

* Candlestick Tower from Holeman Spring Basin

*   * Candlestick Tower (right), Buttes of the Cross to left in the distance

## See also

* Colorado Plateau
* Geology of the Canyonlands area

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Candlestick Tower, Utah". http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3872.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Candlestick Tower - 5,867' UT". https://listsofjohn.com/peak/23090. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
3. ↑ "Candlestick Tower". United States Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1450279.
4. ↑ American Alpine Journal, Vol. 20, 1975, page 132
5. ↑ The American Alpine Journal, 1983, page 165.
6. ↑ Candlestick Tower thecrag.com

## External links

* Canyonlands National Park National Park Service
* Candlestick Tower: weather forecast

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