Sister Superior | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,037 ft (1,840 m)[1] |
Prominence | 497 ft (151 m)[1] |
Parent peak | The Rectory[1] |
Coordinates | 38°40′23″N 109°22′30″W / 38.673°N 109.375°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Grand County, Utah United States |
Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
Topo map | USGS Fisher Towers |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Wingate Sandstone |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1965 |
Easiest route | Climbing class 5.10 |
Sister Superior is a 6,037 ft elevation sandstone summit located southeast of The Convent in Grand County of Utah, United States. Sister Superior is located between Professor Valley and Castle Valley, near the city of Moab. It is situated east of Parriott Mesa and southwest of the Fisher Towers area. Remnants of an eroded butte,[3] Sister Superior is a thin tower with 300+ ft vertical Wingate Sandstone walls standing on a 1,000 foot Moenkopi-Chinle base. The nearest higher peak is The Rectory (6,565 ft), 1.2 miles (1.9 km) to the south. Further south along the connecting ridge is Castleton Tower. Precipitation runoff from Sister Superior drains into the nearby Colorado River. The first ascent was made May 17, 1965, by Harvey Carter and David Bentley.[4]