Golden Throne, Mountain summit in Capitol Reef National Park, United States.

Golden Throne is a 7,041-foot (2,146 m) dome of Navajo Sandstone in Capitol Reef National Park, Wayne County, Utah. The sandstone is stained gold by a small remnant of the overlying Carmel Formation; normally this rock is creamy white or red. The dome lies within the Waterpocket Fold, a nearly 100-mile monocline.

The Golden Throne is a dome of Navajo Sandstone within the Waterpocket Fold, a monocline running nearly 100 miles (160 km) through what is now Capitol Reef National Park in Wayne County, Utah. Its gold staining comes from a small remnant of the overlying Carmel Formation. The summit stands at 7,042 feet (2,146 m).

The name comes from the dome's profile, which resembles a throne from below. The gold stain on the Navajo Sandstone is rare: the rock is normally creamy white or red, and a small remnant of the Carmel Formation on top causes the colour. The two-mile trail runs beneath the formation.

A two-mile (3.2 km) trail runs below the Golden Throne rather than to its summit, so hikers view the gold-stained Navajo Sandstone dome from the route beneath it. The mountain lies within Capitol Reef National Park in Wayne County, Utah, and the summit itself is 7,042 feet (2,146 m) high.

The gold stain comes from a small remnant of the Carmel Formation resting on top of the Navajo Sandstone; without it the rock would be creamy white or red. The peak also marks the Waterpocket Fold, a monocline running nearly 100 miles (160 km).