Queen Victoria Rock is a pillar in Grand County, Utah, United States.
Description Queen Victoria Rock is located within Arches National Park 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. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above the Park Avenue Trail in laterally. Precipitation runoff from Queen Victoria Rock drains to the nearby Colorado River via Courthouse Wash. This landform's descriptive toponym has been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, and is so named because the feature resembles the profile of Queen Victoria sitting on a chair, although it may look more like Whistler's Mother.Secrets of the National Parks: The Experts' Guide to the Best Experiences Beyond the Tourist Trail, Mel White, National Geographic Society (U. S.), National Geographic Books, 2013, , p. 113. The first ascent of the summit was made in November 1986 by Charlie Fowler and Dan Grandusky via Dusty Shadows rock-climbing route (III, A-2+).First Ascent Timeline, deserttowersbook.com, Retrieved 2024-09-14. Charlie Fowler and Alison Sheets also climbed the route, Queen For A Day, rated (I, A-2).Desert Climbing, Eric Bjørnstad, American Alpine Journal, 1987, americanalpineclub.org
Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Queen Victoria Rock 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 Queen Nefertiti Rock
References
External links Queen Victoria Rock Climbing: Mountainproject.com Arches National Park: National Park Service