Fisher Towers
BLM Public Land · Moab, Utah
Three fins of dark red rock rising out of a mesa sixteen miles north-east of Moab, up a road off Route 128 along the Colorado River. They are Cutler sandstone capped with Moenkopi and caked in a stucco of red mud, which is what gives them their melted, dripping look and makes them notoriously soft to climb. The Titan is the tallest at about 900 feet; Ancient Art, at around 400, ends in a corkscrew summit that has appeared in advertising for decades. It is BLM land, and camping is free.
Fisher Towers Road, off Utah State Route 128, Moab, Utah, United States
FREE — Bureau of Land Management land with no entrance fee, and free first-come camping at the trailhead, which near Moab is unusual and fills in spring and autumn. Reached by Fisher Towers Road off Utah State Route 128, about sixteen miles north-east of Moab. ⚠ THERE IS NO WATER AT THE TRAILHEAD OR ON THE TRAIL and no shade anywhere; this is the Moab desert and summer heat is severe. The base trail beneath the towers is unimproved, with uneven ground, short exposed sections and a ladder — more work than its length suggests. ⚠ THE CLIMBING IS ON SOFT CUTLER SANDSTONE CAKED IN DRIED MUD and is for experienced desert-tower climbers only; grades run from 5.8 to 5.11 free and to A5 aid, rescue is a long way off and mobile coverage is limited. Fisher Towers Road can be poor after rain or snow.