Mars Hotel is a summit in Grand County, Utah, United States.
Description Mars Hotel is located within Arches National Park,Desert Rock: Rock Climbs in the National Parks, Eric Bjornstad, Chockstone Press, 1996, . and like many of the rock formations in the park, it is composed of Entrada Sandstone, specifically the Slick Rock Member overlaying the Dewey Bridge Member.Stanley William Lohman, The Geologic Story of Arches National Park, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975, p. 63. It is among the first features that the main park road passes by. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately above the surrounding terrain in laterally. Precipitation runoff from Mars Hotel drains to the nearby Colorado River via Courthouse Wash. The first ascent of the summit was made in March 1989 by Kyle Copeland and Eric Johnson via the If I Only Had A Brain rock-climbing route ()."First Ascent Timeline", deserttowersbook.com, Retrieved 2024-09-16. Mike Baker and Leslie Henderson climbed a new route in 1992 on the east face, Lost in Space (class 5.10+).North America, United States, Utah, Arches National Park, Eric Bjørnstad, 1994, American Alpine Journal, americanalpineclub.org
Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mars Hotel is located in a cold semi-arid climate zone with cold winters and hot summers. Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to experience Arches National Park, when highs average and lows average . Summer temperatures often exceed . Winters are cold, with highs averaging , and lows averaging . As part of a high desert region, it can experience wide daily temperature fluctuations. The park receives an average of less than 10 inches (25 cm) of rain annually.
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See also Geology of Utah From the Mars Hotel
References
External links Mars Hotel Rock Climbing: Mountainproject.com Arches National Park: National Park Service