The Anderson Tower Monument

 The Anderson Tower Monument is a monument to a tower that no longer exists near downtown Salt Lake City. There really isn’t a whole lot to it other than the base, info signs, and well, a pretty decent view. However it does show some cool history. I would recommend doing it as an add on to something nearby. We added it on to our hike through Memory Grove today.

Quick Details:

Length: about 20 feet.
Trail Type: Get out and see
Difficulty: DR1, it really is just a get out and see.
Elevation Gain: NA
Restroom: no
Dogs? It doesn’t say, however I imagine public street rules apply, so leashed.
Other Info:

To Get Here:

Take North Temple east, cross State Street and North Temple will become 2nd avenue. Take that to A Street and go left. Head up the hill and just past 6th Avenue the monument will be on the left. Find street parking.

The Adventure:

Stairs up to it. There is also a ramp to the north.

Where the tower once stood.

It was made of the same granite stone as the Salt Lake Temple. You can see little chunks of it in the ground.

Oh whoops, according to this sign the monument was built in the approximate location. However the granite pieces were from the original tower.

The Anderson Tower was built in 1884 by Robert R. Anderson. It was pattered after similar structures he had seen in Scotland called follies.The rocks came from the same quarry used to build the Salt Lake Temple (see: Temple Quarry Trail). It was 3 stories, 54 feet high and 25 feet in diameter.

For 48 years the tower stood as a landmark on the avenues, visible from many parts in the Salt Lake Valley. this ended in 1932 when the tower was razed and the land leveled.

I wonder why it could not be saved, it sounded and looked pretty neat.

It stood from 1884 to 1932.

I found an old image of it on Atlas Obscura.

There is also a nice viewpoint that offers a good view of the State Capitol.

And a view into Memory Grove.

Looking back at the monument.

Some of the original granite parts.

Well, it was kind of neat, but like I said there is not a whole lot to it. I am glad I decided to do it as an add on, and didn’t go out of my way to come see it, but I am glad we did come see it. going with 6 squirrels.

As for difficulty, it really is just get out and look. so DR1.

As for dogs, like I said, I imagine public sidewalk rules apply, so leashed. Please clean up after your furry friends.