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Ancient Art (Fisher Towers)

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Ancient Art
Fisher Towers area, near Moab, Utah...note climber near peak of highest pinnacle (6294500244).jpg
Northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation 5,420 ft (1,652 m) [1]
Prominence 160 ft (49 m) [1]
Parent peak Kingfisher Tower [1]
Isolation 0.13 mi (0.21 km) [1]
Coordinates 38°43′18″N109°18′16″W / 38.72161°N 109.30434°W / 38.72161; -109.30434 [2]
Geography
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Ancient Art
Location in Utah
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Ancient Art
Ancient Art (the United States)
CountryUnited States
State Utah
County Grand
Parent range Colorado Plateau
Topo map USGS Fisher Towers
Geology
Rock age Permian
Mountain type Pillar
Rock type Sandstone
Climbing
First ascent 1967

Ancient Art is a 5,420-foot-elevation (1,652-meter) pillar in Grand County, Utah, United States.

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Description

Ancient Art is located 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Moab, Utah, in the Fisher Towers, on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management. There are four summits known as the North Summit (highest), Corkscrew Summit, Middle Summit, and Kient Art Summit. [3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 700 feet (213 meters) above terrain in 0.2 mile (0.32 km). Precipitation runoff from the tower drains to Onion Creek which empties into the Colorado River, approximately three miles to the west. Access is via Fisher Towers Road from Route 128, and hiking on the Fisher Towers Trail.

Climbing

The first ascent of the summit was made June 11, 1967, by Herbie Hendricks and Dennis Willis via the class 5.9 Hippie Route on the North Summit. [4]

Rock-climbing routes on Ancient Art:

Geology

Ancient Art is set on an eroded fin and is composed of 290 million years old sandstone, mudstone, and conglomerate of the Permian Cutler Formation. [7] The reddish coloration of the rock is a result of varying amounts of hematite. [8]

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Ancient Art. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone with cold winters and hot summers. [9] Summers highs rarely exceed 100 °F (38 °C). Summer nights are comfortably cool, and temperatures drop quickly after sunset. Winters are cold, but daytime highs are usually above freezing. Winter temperatures below 0 °F (−18 °C) are uncommon, though possible. This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ancient Art-Middle Summit - 5,420' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Ancient Art Rock Climbing, Mountainproject.com, Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  3. 1 2 Ancient Art, Gripped Magazine, February 25, 2014, gripped.com, Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  4. ↑ First Ascent Timeline, deserttowersbook.com, Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  5. ↑ Cameron Burns, Selected Climbs in the Desert Southwest: Colorado and Utah, The Mountaineers Books, 1999, ISBN   9780898866575, p. 67.
  6. ↑ The American Alpine Journal 1997, Eric Bjørnstad, The Mountaineers Books, ISBN   9781933056449, p. 155.
  7. ↑ Castle Valley Overview United States of America, Virtual 3D Geoscience, v3geo.com, Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  8. ↑ GeoSights: Fisher Towers – The towering red rock sculptures of Grand County, Utah, Carl Ege, Utah Geological Survey, Retrieved 2024-09-12.
  9. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606. S2CID   9654551.
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