Monster Tower
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Monster Tower rises to 1,773 m in Utah. Observation Rock stands 2,044 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Washer Woman, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway passes 4.7 miles off.
The story
Monster Tower is a 600-foot-tall (180-meter) sandstone tower located on the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q30126563, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,773 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Potash-Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway
- 15.8 mi off the Indian Creek Scenic Byway
- 20.4 mi off the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Shafer Canyon Overlook · 5 mi
- Dead Horse Point · 8 mi
- Meander Overlook · 8 mi
- Rim Overlook · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Washer Woman: 0.1 mi
- Mesa Arch: 1.4 mi
- Musselman Arch: 4.9 mi
- Balanced Rock: 11.4 mi
- Fruit Bowl Highline Area: 11.6 mi
- Airport Tower: 1.6 mi
- Aztec Butte: 2.1 mi
- Muffin Butte: 2.2 mi
- Islet-in-the-Sky: 4.7 mi
- Candlestick Tower: 5.2 mi
- Willow Seep: 2.9 mi
- Cabin Spring: 3.5 mi
- Neck Spring: 3.7 mi
- Alcove Spring: 4.7 mi
- Holeman Spring: 5.6 mi
- Black Crack: 6.0 mi
- White Rim: 7.8 mi
- Sweet Spot: 12.4 mi
- Scorched Earth Wall: 13.7 mi
- Cave Cliff: 14.4 mi
- Canyonlands National Park: 17.3 mi
- Moab BMX Park: 19.6 mi
- Bullick Cross Creek Park: 19.8 mi
- Moab Pocket Park: 19.9 mi
- Robin Groff Memorial Park: 20.0 mi
- False Kiva: 4.9 mi
- Fort Bottom Ruin: 11.5 mi
- Denis Julien Inscription: 14.4 mi
- Farmstead History: 19.6 mi
- Tower Ruin: 19.6 mi
- Trigon Arch: 14.3 mi
- Window Arch: 17.5 mi
- Arch: 18.8 mi
- Horse Canyon Arch: 20.7 mi
- Hey Joe Arch: 20.9 mi
- Lower Jump: 13.7 mi
- Indian Creek Fall: 14.9 mi
- Mille Creek Falls (Left Hand): 21.7 mi
- Medieval Chamber: 22.7 mi
- Faux Falls: 23.9 mi
- Animal sculptures: 19.6 mi
- Moab Music Festival: 19.9 mi
- Get Your Mind Rolling: 20.1 mi
- Utah Burr: 20.1 mi
- Moab Mural: 20.1 mi
- Moab Museum: 20.1 mi
- Moab Giants: 21.0 mi
- Interactive Track Museum: 21.1 mi
- White Rim Overlook Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Scott Matheson Wetlands Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Kane Springs Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Monster Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observation Rock | WSW 240° | 2,044 m | 19.2 mi |
| Hart Point | SE 136° | 1,991 m | 19.4 mi |
| Elaterite Butte | SW 223° | 1,980 m | 16.1 mi |
| Horsehead Rock | SE 129° | 1,978 m | 13.5 mi |
| Junction Butte | SSW 195° | 1,947 m | 7.3 mi |
| Cleopatras Chair | WSW 246° | 1,938 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Knoll | NNE 13° | 1,920 m | 11.7 mi |
| Aztec Butte | WNW 285° | 1,918 m | 2.1 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 | 20:47 |
| 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/3501237501
Day trips start here
- Canyonlands National Park · 16 mi
- Arches National Park · 26 mi
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