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(N) The Son Tower aka Sun Tower

Arizona > Northern Arizona > Flagstaff Area > Pit (aka Le Petit Ver…

Description

Past the Oven toward the right side of the Pit is the Son Tower, a semi-detached formation with a good concentration of moderate routes. All of the climbs here are 5.10 or under. The rock is fairly solid, but broken up by many ledges. Shaded on hot days.


Early guides referred to this formation as Son Tower though later guides call it Sun Tower.

Getting There

Walk along the main trail past the Oven until you reach an obvious tower with bolted routes. R.E.M. is the first route on the left.

Routes from Left to Right

5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a
 189
● R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Movement)
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 32
● The Name Dropper
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 166
● Pleasant Dreams
Sport
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b
 230
● Sunshine Daydream
Sport
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 53
● Not Your Average Joe
Sport
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b
 1
● Huge Roof
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 6
● Amaranth
Sport
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 29
● The Bastard Son
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● R.E.M. (Rapid Eye Movement)
 189
5.10a 6a 18 VI+ 18 E1 5a Sport
● The Name Dropper
 32
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
● Pleasant Dreams
 166
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
● Sunshine Daydream
 230
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b Sport
● Not Your Average Joe
 53
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Sport
● Huge Roof
 1
5.12c 7b+ 27 IX- 27 E6 6b Sport
● Amaranth
 6
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
● The Bastard Son
 29
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Sport

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Anonymous Climber
[Hide Comment] I believe the name of this formation is "Son Tower". Seems like I heard it was named for someone's offspring, not the solar version. Maybe someone who was around back then can tell us for sure? Feb 14, 2010
Austin Kaiser
Flagstaff, AZ
[Hide Comment] What is the name of the climb to the left of REM? It starts with a low bolt, then a second bolt just over a small, juggy roof. I would rate it a 5.9. Jun 5, 2017
Paul Zander
Bern, CH
[Hide Comment] Austin - Probably this route:
mountainproject.com/v/-inst… Jun 11, 2017