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The Titan (Fisher Towers)
Encyclopedia
The Titan is the largest of the Fisher Towers
near Moab
and Castle Valley
, Utah
. It has also been attributed to be the largest free standing tower in the United States
. The tower contains the Finger of Fate Route
which is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
and considered a classic around the world.
Fisher Towers
Fisher Towers are a series of towers made of Cutler sandstone capped with Moenkopi sandstone and caked with a stucco of red mud located near Moab, Utah . The Towers are named for a miner who lived near them in the 1880s. The Tower is world renowned as a subject for photography and for its classic...
near Moab
Moab
Moab is the historical name for a mountainous strip of land in Jordan. The land lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. The existence of the Kingdom of Moab is attested to by numerous archeological findings, most notably the Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over...
and Castle Valley
Castle Valley, Utah
Castle Valley is a town in Grand County, Utah, United States. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. The town is about 16 miles northeast of Moab near State Route 128.-Geography:Castle Valley is located at ....
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. It has also been attributed to be the largest free standing tower in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The tower contains the Finger of Fate Route
Finger of Fate (Fisher Towers)
The Finger of Fate is an aid rock climbing route located on The Titan, the tallest of the Fisher Towers. The route saw its first clean ascent in 1996 by Setvie Haston and Laurence Gauoult. The Route is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America and considered a...
which is recognized in the historic climbing text Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
Fifty Classic Climbs of North America
Fifty Classic Climbs Of North America is a climbing guidebook and history written by Steve Roper and Allen Steck. It is considered a definitive piece of climbing literature, known to many climbers as simply "The Book", and has served as an inspiration for more recent climbing books, such as Mark...
and considered a classic around the world.