Complete list of North American desert towers.
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Is there a complete list of desert towers floating around somewhere? If not, it'd be cool to make a complete list here. Cedar and Honnold had a good tour with 45, I've heard some people have climbed over 100. |
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what book is this photo from? Interested in this post. |
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What would be the point? There are thousands in Utah alone. |
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Even if there was a definite construction of what a tower actually is, it would be near impossible to get a full list of every single desert tower in Utah, let alone AZ, NM, CO, etc. There are still a bunch of sizeable towers out there that very few people have seen, let alone climbed. |
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Jovid wrote:what book is this photo from? Interested in this post.I found this in a Steve "crusher" Bartlett book called Desert Towers. I only paged through it once but it seemed to be about historic ascents. |
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David A wrote:Even if there was a definite construction of what a tower actually is, it would be near impossible to get a full list of every single desert tower in Utah, let alone AZ, NM, CO, etc. There are still a bunch of sizeable towers out there that very few people have seen, let alone climbed. And if we expand this list worldwide? Good luck.You make good points. Let's say North American Desert Towers. I'm sure you could consolidate them with a similar rule that they use for Colorado 14ers: a peak must rise at least 300 feet above the saddle that connects it to the nearest 14er peak. Obviously 300ft would be a little extreme but you get the idea. |
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Don Ferris wrote: You make good points. Let's say North American Desert Towers. I'm sure you could consolidate them with a similar rule that they use for Colorado 14ers: a peak must rise at least 300 feet above the saddle that connects it to the nearest 14er peak. Obviously 300ft would be a little extreme but you get the idea.You're still talking in the thousands. |
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Marc801 wrote: You're still talking in the thousands.Fine...how bout top 250 |
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Remember it is only a game! Here in Moab it is played as such. 1- It must be on The Colorado Plateau, 2- It must be 5th class climbing, 3- You can not walk off of the tower, 4- You can not rap onto the tower. |
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Don Ferris wrote: Fine...how bout top 250Define "top". For example, Standing Rock in Monument Basin, Canyonlands isn't the only tower in the basin. The majority of the others are unnamed. (Standing Rock is on the far left edge of this photo): |
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Rob T wrote:Best? Hardest? Tallest? Easiest to take a selfie stick on? Easiest to post to FB from? Softest(for the Greenies 8c cards)? Best for group sunrise summit yoga sessions?Try to stick with best climbing. |
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budman wrote:Remember it is only a game! Here in Moab it is played as such. 1- It must be on The Colorado Plateau, 2- It must be 5th class climbing, 3- You can not walk off of the tower, 4- You can not rap onto the tower. Spire is taller than it is wide, Butte is as tall as it is wide, Mesa is wider than it is tall. Colorado Plateau extends from Grand Junction through the Grand Canyon. Someone I know has climbed over 500, 100 being FA's. There are Thousands of towers to be done and lots of chossy adventures to be had just here on The Plateau. Best part is sharing stories with your friends about the towers or searching out a new tower to be climbed with your friends.Thanks, budman. This is the direction I was hoping for. Ask your buddy what his favorites are. |
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Okay...since it's slow at work and I've got tower fever bad after this long summer, here is about 100 off the top of my head that are large and/or significant and/or notable towers on the CO plateau. There are hundreds more. But here's a start. |
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This thread has given me a tower of my own... |
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How about a list of the towers that as yet have not had a known second ascent. |
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USBRIT wrote:How about a list of the towers that as yet have not had a known second ascent.You'd be the man. Spill it! |
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I'd love to see some pics and beta on any towers that have yet to be summited. You'll never get a complete list of towers though. There so many amazing towers scattered throughout the southwest and most people, including myself, aren't going to easily give up the location of some of these gems. Case in point is my profile pic |
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I'll add: The Mace, Earth Angel, Oak Creek Spire, Rubo's, Tooth Rock, Mexican Hat, Monument Peak (Southern CA), Monolith (Lake Havasu, AZ), Bill Williams Spire (although this is more mountain, than desert). |
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UncleBen wrote: You'd be the man. Spill it!Moon River Shake Wait Raft required to get to both of these. |
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Don, it looks like you've found your life's work. |
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Andrew Gram wrote: Moon River Shake Wait Raft required to get to both of these.Nice. I love the desert and I plan to spend much more time there in the future. |