Candlestick Tower
Candlestick Tower rises to 1,632 m in Utah. Lands End stands 2,171 m to the south-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Crack, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway passes 7.9 miles off.
The story
Butte in Canyonlands National Park in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
Wikidata Q49017868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,632 m
How to reach it
- 7.9 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 18.0 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 8 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 12 mi
- Meander Overlook · 12 mi
- Rim Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turks Head: 2.7 mi
- Upheaval Point: 3.0 mi
- Muffin Butte: 3.1 mi
- Aztec Butte: 3.3 mi
- Upheaval Dome: 3.9 mi
- Mesa Arch: 3.7 mi
- Washer Woman: 5.1 mi
- Musselman Arch: 9.6 mi
- Mineral Bottom: 10.5 mi
- Fruit Bowl Highline Area: 10.7 mi
- Willow Seep: 2.6 mi
- Holeman Spring: 2.8 mi
- Alcove Spring: 3.6 mi
- Cabin Spring: 6.4 mi
- Neck Spring: 7.2 mi
- Black Crack: 1.6 mi
- White Rim: 2.8 mi
- Sweet Spot: 10.5 mi
- Orange Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Cave Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 15.1 mi
- Moab BMX Park: 24.1 mi
- Bullick Cross Creek Park: 24.3 mi
- Moab Pocket Park: 24.4 mi
- Robin Groff Memorial Park: 24.5 mi
- False Kiva: 2.7 mi
- Fort Bottom Ruin: 7.4 mi
- Denis Julien Inscription: 13.0 mi
- Tower Ruin: 21.3 mi
- Keyhole Ruins: 21.4 mi
- Arch: 16.2 mi
- Trigon Arch: 18.2 mi
- Hey Joe Arch: 19.5 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 22.2 mi
- Window Arch: 22.3 mi
- Animal sculptures: 23.4 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 24.4 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 24.5 mi
- Utah Burr: 24.6 mi
- Moab Mural: 24.6 mi
- Moab Giants: 24.0 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 24.0 mi
- Moab Museum: 24.6 mi
- Lower Jump: 15.0 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 18.0 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Candlestick Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lands End | SSW 209° | 2,171 m | 22.1 mi |
| Observation Rock | SW 231° | 2,044 m | 14.7 mi |
| The Hat | SW 221° | 2,031 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bagpipe Butte | SSW 212° | 2,008 m | 18.4 mi |
| Elaterite Butte | SSW 207° | 1,980 m | 12.7 mi |
| Horsehead Rock | ESE 117° | 1,978 m | 17.5 mi |
| Corral Point | WSW 247° | 1,962 m | 19.2 mi |
| Junction Butte | SSE 154° | 1,947 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:22 | 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, 8 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356683091
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 17 mi
- Arches National Park · 30 mi
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