Warrior Tower  Photos:  Recent | Best | Popular Elevation:  4,800' Lat, Long:  38.5388, -109.677 Map Page Views:  1,429. Good page?    Administrators:  Andrew Gram, Perin Blanchard, grk10vq, Tom Erickson Submitted By:  Geoff Unger on Nov 17, 2009 Make this area a Favorite What's New   Print a Mini-Guide with routes Add Route  Add Photo  Add Comment  Add Event

Warrior Tower

Description 

This tower is composed of Wingate Sandstone and has a very interesting layer of limestone that acts as a belt for the tower 100 feet up.

The first and last pitch have some sandy spots but overall the tower has quite clean rock and good opportunities for protection.

The primary route on the tower is north facing for the first two pitches and then the route raps around the tower to the west and south.

Getting There 

From Moab drive north to the turnoff for Potash road. Take a left. Drive out to Long Canyon. There is a sign for Jughandle Arch just before the turn. Drive approximately two miles up the canyon until a distinct break in the Wingate walls appears on the left. Park. From the car walk up a ridge that generally heads to the right of the break. Follow the ridge until it reaches the level of the saddle then traverse left and up the slopes to gain the base of the tower. The tower is located on the left side of the break and the main routes face the saddle.

The Classics

Featured Route For Warrior Tower

Happy Hunting Grounds 5.12a A0  UT : Moab Area : ... : Warrior Tower

This route goes free at 5.12a after a 1996 FFA by Steph Davis.Pitch 1 is a hand crack corner that pinches down to fingers and leads to a mantle. This is followed by a short off-width and a chimney before traversing right to the belay.The second pitch is one of the best I have ever climbed on a tower. The rock is quite sound and the crack is splitter. This is the crux pitch at 5.12a. It is exciting to leave the crack on face holds at the top of the pitch, but soon you find two solid bolts to c...[more]   Browse More Classics in UT