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Courthouse Towers

Courthouse Towers from directly overhead

Courthouse Towers is an attraction in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,450 m. Horse Mountain stands 3,394 m to the east-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Gossips, a peak 0.2 miles away. Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway passes 1.9 miles off.

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rock formation in Arches National Park in Grand County, Utah, United States

Wikidata Q5178527, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates38.63360, -109.60654

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Three Gossips: 0.2 mi
  • Sheep Rock: 0.4 mi
  • The Organ: 0.5 mi
  • Tower of Babel: 0.6 mi
  • Three Penguins: 1.2 mi
Attractions
  • Park Avenue Overview: 0.4 mi
  • Little Gothic Arch: 2.2 mi
  • Golden Crack: 2.3 mi
  • Body Snatcher: 2.4 mi
  • Double Whammy: 2.4 mi
Springs: 23
  • Matrimony Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Kings Bottom Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Courthouse Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Brink Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Ring Arch: 1.4 mi
  • The Great Wall: 2.4 mi
  • The Great Wall: 2.8 mi
  • Wall Street: 4.9 mi
  • Wall Street: 5.9 mi
Natural arches: 13
  • Trigon Arch: 6.7 mi
  • Window Arch: 8.7 mi
  • Sand Dune Arch: 9.1 mi
  • Tunnel Arch: 10.5 mi
  • Pine Tree Arch: 10.6 mi
Parks: 11
  • Lions Park: 2.7 mi
  • Moab BMX Park: 4.7 mi
  • Swanny City Park: 4.8 mi
  • Moab Pocket Park: 5.1 mi
  • Bullick Cross Creek Park: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • Farmstead History: 4.9 mi
  • Halfway Stage House - Old Stage Coach Station: 8.8 mi
  • Dewey Suspension Bridge: 20.5 mi
  • Denis Julien Inscription: 20.9 mi
  • False Kiva: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
  • Medieval Chamber: 6.0 mi
  • Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 7.3 mi
  • Faux Falls: 14.9 mi
  • "Slytherin Falls": 15.6 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
Nature reserves: 1
  • Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 4.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Courthouse Towers. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horse MountainESE 106°3,394 m20.0 mi
Gold KnobESE 111°3,368 m19.4 mi
Grand ViewESE 105°3,321 m19.2 mi
Fisher PointE 81°2,260 m18.0 mi
Onion PointENE 69°2,070 m17.9 mi
Castleton TowerE 85°2,030 m12.9 mi
Coffee Pot RockE 99°1,937 m9.4 mi
The KnollWSW 241°1,920 m11.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5619:31
June solstice05:5520:0720:47
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3316:1917:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F324050576778858273584433
Precip in0.60.60.60.70.70.40.70.90.91.10.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Arches NP HQS, 1 mi away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Arches National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Dec; busiest: May.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/3048249441

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