Outlaw Spire
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Outlaw Spire, also known as "Hardscrabble Spire," is a sandstone pillar located within Canyonlands National Park, in San Juan County, Utah, United States.[2][3] It is situated in the Island in the Sky District of the park at the top of Hardscrabble Hill at the western tip of Bighorn Mesa.[4] This landform is composed of Wingate Sandstone, which is the remains of wind-borne sand dunes deposited approximately 200 million years ago in the Late Triassic. Precipitation runoff from Outlaw Spire drains into the nearby Green River which is 1,000 feet (305 meters) below, and less than one-quarter mile away from the tower in Labyrinth Canyon. Access is via the White Rim Road which skirts beneath this remote spire.
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Outlaw Spire | |
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Coordinates: 38°26′34″N 110°00′50″W[1] | |
Location | Canyonlands National Park San Juan County, Utah, U.S. |
Age | Late Triassic |
Geology | Wingate Sandstone |
Dimensions | |
• Height | 230 ft (70 m) |
Elevation | 5,050 ft (1,539 m) |
Topo map | USGS Horsethief Canyon |
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