Candlestick Tower, Sandstone butte in Canyonlands National Park, United States

Candlestick Tower is a 450-foot (140 m) sandstone butte in the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park, San Juan County, Utah. It is composed of Wingate Sandstone, the remains of wind-borne sand dunes deposited about 200 million years ago in the Late Triassic. Its top rises 1,400 feet above the White Rim Road in roughly one mile, and runoff drains into the Green River via Soda Springs Basin to the south and Holeman Spring Basin to the north.

The first ascent of Candlestick Tower was made in March 1974 by Jimmy Dunn, Larry Hamilton, Doug Snively, and John Byrd. Glenn Randall and Kent Lugbill completed the first free ascent in 1982. The butte is composed of Wingate Sandstone, the remains of wind-borne sand dunes deposited approximately 200 million years ago in the Late Triassic.

The name comes from the butte's resemblance to a candlestick. Climbers know it for three established routes: the Southwest Corner and East Face, both rated 5.10, and the aid route Two Worlds. The first free ascent was made by Glenn Randall and Kent Lugbill in 1982.

Reach the base via the four-wheel-drive White Rim Road; the tower rises 1,400 feet above the road in about one mile. Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons, as the cold semi-arid desert receives under 10 inches of annual rainfall and winter snow is generally light.

The tower's rock layers reveal different geological periods, showing how the landscape shifted over millions of years. Climbers often notice the surface is considerably more porous than it appears from a distance, affecting both the difficulty and experience of climbing.