The Rectory (Utah)
| The Rectory | |
|---|---|
The Rectory (left) and Castleton Tower (right) seen from Utah State Route 128 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,565 ft (2,001 m) |
| Prominence | 405 ft (123 m) |
| Coordinates | 38°39′22″N 109°22′02″W / 38.6562°N 109.3673°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Grand |
| Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Fisher Towers |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Wingate Sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1962 |
| Easiest route | Climbing class 5.9 |
The Rectory is a 6,565 ft (2,001 m) sandstone summit in Grand County of Utah, United States. The Rectory is located at Castle Valley, Utah, near the city of Moab. The Rectory is a thin 200 feet (61 m) wide, and 1,000 feet (300 m) long north-to-south butte with 200 ft vertical Wingate Sandstone walls tower standing on a 1,000-foot Moenkopi-Chinle base. Precipitation runoff from The Rectory drains into the nearby Colorado River. The nearest higher peak is Castleton Tower, 0.35 miles (0.56 km) to the south. Priest and Nuns are towers immediately north and part of The Rectory. Further northwest along the connecting ridge is The Convent, with a rock tower called Sister Superior between the two. The first ascent was made May 22, 1962, by Harvey Carter and Cleve McCarty via Empirical Route. Harvey Carter named this geological feature.