Great White Throne

Photo of Great White Throne

Photo by theyogiclimber

Details

Elevation (feet): 6744
Elevation (meters): 2056
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Range/Region: Intermountain West
Range/Region: Colorado Plateau
State: Utah
Latitude: 37.260808
Longitude: -112.941014
Difficulty: Technical Climb
Best months for climbing: Feb, Mar, Apr, May
Year first climbed: 1967
First successful climber(s): Fred Beckey, Galen Rowell, Pat Callis
Nearest major airport: Las Vegas or Salt Lake City
Convenient Center: Springdale

Thanks to theyogiclimber for adding this peak.

Description

Great White Throne is a famous landmark located in Zion National Park at the north end of Zion Canyon. Its believed to be the largest sandstone monolith and is made of white navajo sandstone on top and red navajo sandstone on the bottom. Its steep north face abruptly rises a neck-craning 2400 feet above the valley floor. It wasn't climbed until 1967, and today there are many sporting technical routes. Great White Throne was named in 1916 by Methodist minister Frederick Fisher.

Thanks to theyogiclimber for this description.

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  • Zion National Park - NPS

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