Cottontail Tower | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,980 ft (1,823 m)[1] |
Prominence | 480 ft (146 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Kingfisher Tower[1] |
Isolation | 0.19 mi (0.31 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 38°43′11″N 109°18′06″W / 38.719711°N 109.301702°W[2] |
Naming | |
Etymology | Cottontail |
Geography | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Grand |
Parent range | Colorado Plateau[2] |
Topo map | USGS Fisher Towers |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Permian |
Mountain type | Pillar |
Type of rock | Sandstone |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1967 |
Easiest route | class 5.9[1] |
Cottontail Tower is a 5,980-foot-elevation (1,823-meter) pillar in Grand County, Utah, United States.