| Argon Tower | |
|---|---|
 Southeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,750 ft (1,448 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 230 ft (70 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | The Organ (4,735 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.28 mi (0.45 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 38°37′59″N 109°36′07″W / 38.633081°N 109.602056°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Argon Tower Location in Utah  Argon Tower Argon Tower (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Grand |
| Protected area | Arches National Park |
| Parent range | Colorado Plateau[1] |
| Topo map | USGS The Windows Section |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Jurassic |
| Rock type | Entrada Sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1964 by Layton Kor[3] |
| Easiest route | class 5.9 climbing[2] |
Argon Tower is a 4,750-foot-elevation (1,448-meter) pillar in Grand County, Utah. It is located within Arches National Park and like many of the rock formations in the park, Argon Tower is composed of Entrada Sandstone. The tower is 260 feet tall,[4] and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 450 feet (137 meters) vertically above the Park Avenue Trail in 400 feet (122 meters) laterally. Precipitation runoff from Argon Tower drains to the nearby Colorado River via Courthouse Wash. This landform was shown briefly in the opening scene credits of the 1989 American action-adventure film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- ^ a b c d "Argon Tower, Utah". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b c "Argon Tower - 4,700' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
- ^ The American Alpine Journal 1989, The Mountaineers Books, 1997, ISBN 9780930410391, p. 156.
- ^ Stewart M. Green, Rock Climbing Utah, Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, ISBN 9780762792849, p. 20.