Parriott Mesa is a 6,155-foot-elevation sandstone summit in Grand County of

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. Parriott Mesa is located at

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, near the city of

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. The name honors Dale M. Parriott (1885–1958), who was a Moab settler, and owned a ranch house in Castle Valley. Parriott Mesa is a thin 0.4 mile wide, and 1.5 mile long north-to-south mesa with 400 ft vertical

Wingate Sandstone The Wingate Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group of the Colorado Plateau province of the United States which crops out in northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. Geology Wingate Sandstone is particularly ...

walls. Precipitation runoff from the mesa drains into the

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which is about a mile away. The nearest higher peak is ''The Priest'', to the east.

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit, when highs average 60 to 80 °F and lows average 30 to 50 °F. Summer temperatures often exceed 100 °F. Winters are cold, with highs averaging 30 to 50 °F, and lows averaging 0 to 20 °F. As part of a high desert region, it can experience wide daily temperature fluctuations. The area receives an average of less than 10 inches (25 cm) of rain annually.

Climbing Routes

Classic climbing routes on Parriott MesaParriot Mesa Rock Climbing
Mountain Project * ''Mountaineers Route'' - - 2 pitches * ''Longbow Chimney'' - - 2 pitches * ''Monochrome Era'' - - 2 pitches * ''Ascended Yoga Masters'' - - 5 pitches * ''Hot Yoga'' - - 5 pitches * ''Voodoo Child'' - - 4 pitches * ''Skin Ambivalence'' - - 2 pitches * ''Super Natural'' - - 5 pitches * ''Happy Ending'' -

References

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Gallery

File:Parriott Mesa aerial.jpg, Parriott Mesa centered in this aerial view. Colorado River at top, Convent Mesa to far right, and

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at bottom File:Parriott Mesa.jpg, Parriott Mesa File:Castle Valley mesa.jpg, Parriott Mesa from Castle Valley File:Parriott Mesa and Convent Mesa.jpg, Convent Mesa (left) and Parriott Mesa (right) seen from

Utah State Route 128 State Route 128 (SR-128) is a State highway (US), state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The entire length of the highway has been designated the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway, as part of the Utah Scenic Byways program. This road al ...

and

Castleton Tower Castleton Tower (officially, Castle Rock) is a summit on the northeastern border of Castle Valley, Utah. The Wingate Sandstone tower itself is high and stands on a Moenkopi-Chinle cone. Castleton Tower is a popular subject for photography a ...

centered in the distance File:Castle Valley, UT.jpg, View of Castle Valley from Porcupine Rim with Parriott Mesa to the left. File:Colorado River Valley near Moab, UT.jpg, West aspect of Parriott Mesa centered, with Convent Mesa to left.

External links

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Mesas of Utah Landforms of Grand County, Utah Sandstone formations of the United States One-thousanders of the United States