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Candlestick Tower

Candlestick Tower, seen from above at true elevation

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
1632 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.38070, -109.93154

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions
  • 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
Springs: 42
Cliffs: 13
Parks: 9
  • 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
Historic sites: 6
Natural arches: 6
  • 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
Artworks: 5
Museums: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Jump: 15.0 mi
  • Indian Creek Fall: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lands EndSSW 209°2,171 m22.1 mi
Observation RockSW 231°2,044 m14.7 mi
The HatSW 221°2,031 m21.3 mi
Bagpipe ButteSSW 212°2,008 m18.4 mi
Elaterite ButteSSW 207°1,980 m12.7 mi
Horsehead RockESE 117°1,978 m17.5 mi
Corral PointWSW 247°1,962 m19.2 mi
Junction ButteSSE 154°1,947 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5719:32
June solstice05:5720:0820:48
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3416:2217:03

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303545516173797768544130
Precip in0.60.60.70.70.90.40.91.21.01.20.50.7

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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356683091

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