| Tower of Babel | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Scenic_Drive_Arches_National_Park_UT_20220407_132711022.jpg) Southeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,655 ft (1,419 m)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 435 ft (133 m)[2] |
| Parent peak | The Organ (4,735 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 0.34 mi (0.55 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 38°38′24″N 109°36′10″W / 38.6399429°N 109.6028277°W[3] |
| Geography | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_Utah_relief_location_map.svg)  Tower of Babel Location in Utah &sq=&lang=&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Tower of Babel Tower of Babel (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 | |
| Age of rock | Jurassic |
| Mountain type | Butte[4] |
| Type of rock | Entrada Sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1986 |
| Easiest route | class 5.4 climbing[2] |
Tower of Babel is a 4,655-foot-elevation (1,419-meter) summit in Grand County, Utah. It is located within Arches National Park and like many of the rock formations in the park, it is composed of Entrada Sandstone. The tower is 500 feet tall,[4] and topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 500 feet (152 meters) vertically above the main park road in approximately 200 feet (61 meters) laterally. Precipitation runoff from Tower of Babel drains to the nearby Colorado River via Courthouse Wash. This landform's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names.[3] This landform was shown briefly in the opening scene of the 1989 American action-adventure film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
- ^ a b "Tower of Babel, Utah". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Babel, Tower of - 4,655' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b "Tower of Babel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b Stewart M. Green, Rock Climbing Utah, Rowman & Littlefield, 2012, ISBN 9780762792849, p. 14.