| The Rectory | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Castleton_Tower_and_The_Rectory_from_Highway_128.jpg) The Rectory (left) and Castleton Tower (right) seen from Utah State Route 128 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,565 ft (2,001 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 405 ft (123 m)[1] |
| Coordinates | 38°39′22″N 109°22′02″W / 38.6562°N 109.3673°W[1] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_Utah_relief_location_map.svg)  The Rectory Location in Utah &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) The Rectory The Rectory (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Grand |
| Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Fisher Towers |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Wingate Sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1962 |
| Easiest route | Climbing class 5.9 |
The Rectory[1] is a 6,565-ft (2,001 m) sandstone summit in Grand County of Utah, United States. The Rectory is located at Castle Valley, Utah, near the city of Moab. The Rectory is a thin 200 feet (61 m) wide, and 1,000 feet (305 m) long north-to-south butte with 200 ft vertical Wingate Sandstone walls tower standing on a 1,000 foot Moenkopi-Chinle base. Precipitation runoff from The Rectory drains into the nearby Colorado River. The nearest higher peak is Castleton Tower, 0.35 miles (0.56 km) to the south.[1] Priest and Nuns are towers immediately north and part of The Rectory.[2] Further northwest along the connecting ridge is The Convent, with a rock tower called Sister Superior between the two. The first ascent was made May 22, 1962, by Harvey Carter and Cleve McCarty via Empirical Route.[3] Harvey Carter named this geological feature.[4]