Airport Tower
Airport Tower rises to 1,771 m in Utah. Observation Rock stands 2,044 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Monster Tower, a peak 1.6 miles away. Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Sandstone butte in San Juan County, Utah.
Wikidata Q101311986, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,771 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 15.7 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 4 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 6 mi
- Meander Overlook · 7 mi
- Basin Overlook · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Monster Tower: 1.6 mi
- Aztec Butte: 3.6 mi
- Muffin Butte: 3.7 mi
- Islet-in-the-Sky: 5.2 mi
- Hatch Point: 5.6 mi
- Washer Woman: 1.6 mi
- Mesa Arch: 3.0 mi
- Musselman Arch: 3.6 mi
- Balanced Rock: 10.1 mi
- The Wine Glass: 11.0 mi
- Neck Spring: 3.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 3.7 mi
- Willow Seep: 4.4 mi
- Alcove Spring: 5.9 mi
- Holeman Spring: 7.0 mi
- Black Crack: 7.5 mi
- White Rim: 9.3 mi
- Scorched Earth Wall: 12.3 mi
- Sweet Spot: 13.2 mi
- Tombstone: 15.0 mi
- Moab BMX Park: 18.3 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 18.3 mi
- Bullick Cross Creek Park: 18.4 mi
- Moab Pocket Park: 18.6 mi
- Robin Groff Memorial Park: 18.6 mi
- False Kiva: 6.3 mi
- Fort Bottom Ruin: 12.9 mi
- Denis Julien Inscription: 15.1 mi
- Farmstead History: 18.3 mi
- Tower Ruin: 19.5 mi
- Trigon Arch: 13.2 mi
- Window Arch: 16.0 mi
- Arch: 19.7 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 20.5 mi
- Hey Joe Arch: 21.5 mi
- Lower Jump: 13.8 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 14.3 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 20.3 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 21.3 mi
- Faux Falls: 22.3 mi
- Animal sculptures: 18.5 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 18.5 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 18.7 mi
- Utah Burr: 18.7 mi
- Moab Mural: 18.8 mi
- Moab Museum: 18.8 mi
- Moab Giants: 20.2 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 20.3 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Airport Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observation Rock | WSW 241° | 2,044 m | 20.7 mi |
| Hart Point | SE 141° | 1,991 m | 18.6 mi |
| Elaterite Butte | SW 226° | 1,980 m | 17.4 mi |
| Horsehead Rock | SE 135° | 1,978 m | 12.5 mi |
| Junction Butte | SSW 206° | 1,947 m | 8.1 mi |
| Cleopatras Chair | WSW 247° | 1,938 m | 16.0 mi |
| The Knoll | N 6° | 1,920 m | 11.2 mi |
| Aztec Butte | W 275° | 1,918 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 20:08 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:21 | 17:03 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 35 | 45 | 51 | 61 | 73 | 79 | 77 | 68 | 54 | 41 | 30 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canyonlands-the Neck, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Canyonlands National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: May.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3501237495
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 16 mi
- Arches National Park · 25 mi
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