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Record SL-662803 · Wikidata Q1409370

Upheaval Dome

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Elevation
1,500 m
4,921 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
38.4370° N, 109.9290° W
Grid ref
Upheaval Dome
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Description

Wikipedia

Upheaval Dome is an enigmatic geological structure in San Juan County, Utah, United States, that has been variously interpreted as a meteorite impact structure or a salt dome. The structure lies 22 miles (35 km) southwest of the city of Moab, Utah, in the Island in the Sky section of Canyonlands National Park.

Best months

Rows beneath each bar: mean temperature, monthly precipitation. Highest-scoring month in red.

Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Upheaval Point 1,805 m S 185° 1.4 km
Bighorn Mesa 1,623 m W 279° 4.0 km

Climbing routes

nearest first
Route Area Grade From summit
Dunn Route Moses 6c+ 4.6 km
Primrose Dihedrals Moses 7a 4.6 km
Pale Fire Moses 7b 4.6 km
East Face Candlestick Tower 6b 6.2 km
Southwest Corner Candlestick Tower 6b 6.2 km
Hardscrabble Hardscrabble Tower 5c 7.4 km
Saddle Tower Buttress Saddle Tower Buttress 6c+ 8.6 km
Sims-Hesse-Hanning Route Charlie Horse Needle 6c+ 8.9 km
Unknown 5.10+ Charlie Horse Needle 6b+ 8.9 km
Waves Sandcastle 6b 9.3 km
In Search Of Suds Washer Woman 6b+ 9.4 km
North Ridge Monster Tower 6c+ 9.6 km
Kor Route Monster Tower 6b 9.6 km
Broke Dick Evan's Overlook 6a 10.0 km
Scheherazade Evan's Overlook 5c 10.0 km