Lady in the Bathtub is a pillar in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
Description Lady in the Bathtub is situated west of Bluff, Utah, in the Valley of the Gods, on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management.Valley of the Gods, Bureau of Land Management, Retrieved 2024-08-31. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the surrounding terrain in 0.2 mile (0.32 km). Precipitation runoff from this iconic landform's slopes drains to the San Juan River via Lime Creek. Access is via the 17-mile Valley of the Gods Road. This landform's descriptive toponym was officially adopted in 1988 by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The first ascent of the summit was made on September 26, 1978, by George Hurley and Bill Forrest.First Ascent Timeline, deserttowersbook.com, Retrieved 2024-08-31.
Geology Lady in the Bathtub is composed of two principal strata of the Cutler Formation. The bottom layer is slope-forming Halgaito Formation and the upper stratum is cliff-forming Cedar Mesa Sandstone.Robert Brett O'Sullivan, Geology of the Cedar Mesa-Boundary Butte Area, San Juan County, Utah, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965, p. 34. Cedar Mesa Sandstone is the remains of coastal sand dunes deposited about 270 to 300 million years ago, during the Wolfcampian (early Permian). The buttes of Valley of the Gods are the result of the Halgaito Formation being more easily eroded than the overlaying sandstone. The valley floor is Honaker Trail Formation.Dan S. Chaney, The Carboniferous-Permian Transition, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, 2013, p. 64.
Climate Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Lady in the Bathtub. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone with cold winters and hot summers. Summers highs rarely exceed . Summer nights are comfortably cool, and temperatures drop quickly after sunset. Winters are cold, but daytime highs are usually above freezing. Winter temperatures below are uncommon, though possible. This desert climate receives less than of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.
See also Castle Butte (Valley of the Gods)
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External links Lady in the Bathtub (photo): Flickr