Tower Butte is a 5,287-foot (1,611 meter) elevation sandstone

summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used ...

located south of Lake Powell, in northern Arizona. Tower Butte is a butte composed of Romana and

Entrada Sandstone The Entrada Sandstone is a formation in the San Rafael Group found in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Colorado, northwest New Mexico, northeast Arizona, and southeast Utah. Part of the Colorado Plateau, this formation was deposited during the Jurass ...

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Morrison Formation The Morrison Formation is a distinctive sequence of Late Jurassic, Upper Jurassic sedimentary rock found in the western United States which has been the most fertile source of dinosaur fossils in North America. It is composed of mudstone, sandsto ...

caprock. It is situated northeast of the town of Page, and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of

LeChee Rock LeChee Rock is a sandstone feature located south of Lake Powell, in Coconino County of northern Arizona. It is situated east-southeast of the town of Page, east of the community of LeChee, and south of Tower Butte, on Navajo Nation land, ...

, on Navajo Nation land, towering over 1,000 feet above the surrounding terrain as an iconic landmark of the area. Precipitation runoff from this feature drains into Lake Powell, which is part of the Colorado River drainage basin. The first ascent of Tower Butte was made October 23, 1994, by Jason Keith and David Insley.1995 American Alpine Journal, page 165
/ref> However, they were not the first to visit the summit as they reported finding litter from prior helicopter landings. An outfit operating out of Page flies helicopter sightseeing flights which land on the flat top of the butte where tourists have panoramic views of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Lake Powell, and Navajo Mountain.

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Alstrom Point Alstrom Point is a 4,685-foot (1,428 meter) elevation landmark located in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, in Kane County of southern Utah. It is situated northeast of the town of Page. This iconic landmark of the Lake Powell area is a cap ...

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Climate

According to the Köppen climate classification system, Tower Butte is located in an arid climate zone with hot, very dry summers, and chilly winters with very little snow. It is located in the southern edge of the Great Basin Desert on the

Colorado Plateau The Colorado Plateau, also known as the Colorado Plateau Province, is a physiographic and desert region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. This province covers an area of ...

. Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit.

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Colorado Plateau Landforms of Coconino County, Arizona Geography of the Navajo Nation North American 1000 m summits Rock formations of Arizona Sandstone formations of the United States

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