Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower: Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower The following Shrines are are found in caves. by Diego Nicolás Argüello LinkImage: Nintendo EPD/Nintendo via PolygonThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower might seem straightforward at first but you’ll have to go deep underground to gain access to it using an unorthodox but useful method Figuring out all of the Skyview Tower locations is merely the first step to unlocking Hyrule’s map in its entirety Below you’ll find a walkthrough to solve the Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom The Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower is found all the way east from the Hyrule Field at the coordinates (-3960 both of the status bars displayed when you open your character inventory should be filled you’ll get a warning about the unbearable cold For cold resistance, I used the Archaic Warm Graves, which you can obtain in the Great Sky Island at the beginning of the game, as well as spicy sautéed peppers, which I cooked over at the Kara Kara Bazaar. If you already have a dish with spicy peppers mixed in, you’re set. Getting to the tower itself is fairly easy, but there’s a catch. You can’t actually access it from ground level, as the entrance is covered in snow. You’ll find a book inside the nearby tent that hints at some construction work done inside Meadela’s Mantle cave. You’ll find it to the opposite side of the tower and the tent itself. Once you’re inside, another book will tell you about what exactly went down there. Short version: You need to head downstream into an old construction site. I grabbed one of the boards in the construction spot with Ultrahand and just placed it on the water, as the current will push it on its own. Aside from a Bubbulfrog, there aren’t other enemies to worry about. After you’ve fallen down the waterfall and onto the lower floor of the cave, the trick here is to use that same board to create a floor of sorts on the water. You’re going to notice a few pillars connected to the ceiling, as well as three standalone ones that are cut in half. Use Ultrahand to place the board in between those two cut pillars that are close to each other. It doesn’t have to be a perfect placement or anything, so long as the water doesn’t move it, since you’re going to have to stand on top. One last tip before you leave: You can take a detour using the left side of the water stream to crouch your way to a chest with a topaz inside. If you lose the board for any reason, you can throw a white Chuchu jelly at the water to create one. (Worst case, reloading an autosave from when you first entered the cave can help.) In order to get to the plate without being dragged by the water, you can stand on the third cut pillar, then quickly jump and immediately glide to get closer. But hey, if your stamina can withstand it anyway, you can always just try going for a swim. Once you’re standing underneath the square-shaped form on the ceiling (look up!), use Ascend to get through it. This will take you inside the tower. From there, you know what to do. There isn’t a traditional exit here, but you can lift yourself out of the tower after activating it. That’s all for the Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower! The best of Polygon in your inbox, every Friday. Our Breath of the Wild Interactive Map has the locations of all 900 Korok Seeds found in the game It allows you the ability to zoom in and out mark which ones you’ve already collected and also find all the other goodies surrounding the seeds Below is a listing of just the 36 Korok Seeds found within the Gerudo Tower Region. You can check out our Korok Seed Locations guide for a full listing by region Korok Seed #1: Located just west of the Gerudo Tower right at the south edge of the higher plateau You will find a pinwheel and if you walk up to it Shoot the balloons with arrows to get the Korok Seed Korok Seed #2: Located west of the Gerudo Tower Grab the one rock that is missing and put it in place to get the seed Korok Seed #3: Located just to the west of the Gerudo Tower you will see two circles of rocks that intersect with one another at the western edge of the higher plateau you can put it in place to get the Korok seed Korok Seed #4: This one is a bit of a tricky location in the Karusa Valley that leads to the Yiga Clan Hideout On a higher ledge at the south side of the valley Offer up some Mighty Bananas to get the Korok to appear Korok Seed #5: Located southeast of the Birida Lookout and southwest of the Taafei Hill you will find a large bridge that extends over the gap there is a block that you can use Magnesis on If you walk to the west end of the bridge and look up at the cliff you can see the solution of the block puzzle The actual puzzle though is at the far east end of the bridge Grab the block with Magnesis and walk over to the east end of the bridge Place the block into the proper location to get the Korok to appear Korok Seed #6: Located just southeast of the Taafei Hill The start of this Korok seed is actually in the Wasteland Region There is a lookout platform high up on the southeast side of the road Step on the tree stump and then glide your way northwest towards the yellow circle to get the seed Korok Seed #7: Located east of the Taafei Hill this also is a Korok seed that starts in the Wasteland region There is a small bridge that extends over the main road and on the east side of the bridge there is a tree stump Step on it and then run over to the yellow circle that barely finds its way into the Gerudo region Korok Seed #8: Southeast of the Zirco Mesa you can look up to the cliff to find a block puzzle Use Magnesis to move the block to the proper location to get the seed Korok Seed #9: At the far southeast corner of the Gerudo Region The best way to reach this area is to warp to the Key Namut Shrine back on the Great Plateau and glide to the west there is a well with a ball and chain attached to it Use magnesis to place the ball into the well to get the Korok to appear There is a block puzzle and you have to use Magnesis to place the block in the proper location Korok Seed #11: Located on the Nephra Hill if you look at your map you will find three large circles There are smaller circles of rocks within the large circles and one of the circles is missing a rock right in the middle The missing rock is located within the southwest circle Grab it and put the small rock in the proper location to get the seed Korok Seed #12: Located directly north of the Gerudo Tower on a much higher elevation You will find a large snowball and right down the path there is a hole Pickup the snowball and drop it in the hole to get the Korok Korok Seed #13: Just north of the Sapphia’s Table there is a circle of rocks on a higher ledge One rock is missing and it is right at at the edge of the cliff Carefully grab it and put it in place to get the seed Korok Seed #14: Just north of the Taafaei Hill on a higher ledge you will find a circle of rocks If you look carefully at the rock formation you will find that there are three rocks and then a gap This pattern is broken when you see only two rocks next to each other as well as a large rock that is out of place Grab the large rock and place it next to the two rocks to complete the formation and get the seed Korok Seed #15: Located on top of the Zirco Mesa Korok Seed #16: Found at the northeast of the Zirco Mesa there is a circle of rocks lower down on the cliffside There is one rock missing from the circle and it is on a higher ledge nearby Grab it and carefully drop down below and place the rock in the proper location to get the seed Korok Seed #17: Found on the higher ledge at the east side of the Laparoh Mesa Here you will find a pair of large ice blocks Melt the one further norther with a couple fire arrow shots Examine the leaves that are left behind to get the seed Korok Seed #18: Found just west of the Lapoaroh Mesa and south of the Kuh Takkar Shrine There is a large chunk of ice on a higher plateau and when melted Korok Seed #19: Located just northeast of the Laparoh Mesa Climb up to the top of the tree and examine the leaves to get the Korok Seed Korok Seed #20: Located a bit east of the Laporoh Mesa and west of the Dalite Forest You will come across a pinwheel and if you shoot the three balloons Korok Seed #21: If you look at the your map The formation to the east is missing a rock but it can be found in the middle of the formation to the west Put the rock in its proper place to get the Korok Seed Korok Seed #22: Northwest of the Laparoh Mesa On this bridge there is a block puzzle with a rather simple solution Use Magnesis to put the block in its proper location to get the Korok to appear Korok Seed #23: Just to the east of the Gerudo Summit and west of the Cliffs of Ruvara there is a series of ladders along the side of the cliff At the very bottom you will find a lone rock and it has a Korok underneath Korok Seed #24: Just east of the Gerudo Summit on a higher ledge you will find two rock formations There is an extra rock in one of the formations and a missing rock in the other formation The correct form of the rocks is a 3×3 grid of rocks Place the rock in the proper location to get the Korok to appear Korok Seed #25: On a higher ledge at the south portion of Meadela’s Mantle Climb up and you’ll see the sparkling leaves moving around Korok Seed #26: Southwest of the Meadela’s Mantle you will find a large pillar with a block on top of it You will need to use Magnesis to grab this block and then carry it eastward to the block puzzle This can be a bit challenging as the range of Magnesis to the pillar is a bit short I recommend climbing up to the top of the pillar using Magnesis just to move the block to the eastern edge of the pillar Then drop down and grab the block again with Magnesis this time carrying it all the way over to the block puzzle and placing it in its proper spot Korok Seed #27: West of the Meadela’s Mantle you will find a large wind geyser coming up from the ground and just to the west of it there is a small tree stump with a leaf symbol Step on it and it will create a yellow circle back to the east Leap up and use the wind geyser to glide back easy and reach the yellow circle to get the Korok seed Korok Seed #28: You will find a circle of rocks on Rutimala Hill There is one rock missing and if you place it in its proper location Korok Seed #29: At the south end of the Risoka Snowfield Just to the west of it there is a small rock and you can lift it up to find the Korok Korok Seed #30: Found at the west end of the Gerudo Highlands There is an ice block just northwest of the Kema Kosassa Shrine and if you melt it Korok Seed #31: At the northwest end of the region you will find three large rocks on a very high platform You want to carefully push one of those rocks down below so that it lands in the hole Korok Seed #32: Located northwest of Mystathi’s Shelf Step on it and a yellow circle will appear higher up the mountain Climb up and reach it in time to get the seed Korok Seed #33: Found on Mystathi’s Shelf It is located on the higher ledge that is off to the distance to the northeast Grab the lone rock and bring it back to this higher platform but if you move just to the south of the plateau you should be able to toss the rock so it lands on the higher plateau you can use an Octo-balloon or Stasis to get it up there Place it in its proper location to get the Korok Seed Korok Seed #34: At the northwest portion of the Gerudo Summit you will find a tree stump Step on it and a yellow circle will appear to the southwest Easily paraglide over to the circle to get the seed there is a higher ledge that hangs over the Risoka Snowfield there is a small block that you can grab with Magnesis Carry it eastward and lift it up to the higher ledge Carefully place it in the proper spot to match the two blocks and get the Korok to appear Korok Seed #36: At the east portion of the Risoka Snowfield right near the ledge that leads up to the Gerudo Summit There is a flower on this lower ledge and once you get it flowers will begin to appear along the wall that leads up to the Gerudo Summit This is a very steep climb and you’ll need some Stamina upgrades if you want to make the climb the best bet is to climb up and get as many of the flowers as you can use Revali’s Gail to send yourself upward and continue to climb up to the top All Original Content Copyright 2001-2025 – ZeldaDungeon.net Climbing up this massive rock is intimidating so here’s how to get into Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower in Tears of the Kingdom Climbing up this massive rock is intimidating, so here’s how to get into Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower in Tears of the Kingdom In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Skyview Towers serve as important landmarks that unlock regions and provide an opportunity to explore the surroundings from above But activating them isn’t always easy To activate the Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower you must locate its entrance and reach the lower part of the tower Remember to be mindful of your surroundings and use your infiltration skills to successfully navigate the tower’s lower part This guide will walk you through the process ensuring you can harness the tower’s benefits in your adventure Begin by heading towards Meadela’s Mantle Cave north of the Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower This cave serves as the entry point for accessing the tower allow the current to carry you through the passage where you will plummet down a waterfall and arrive at a bank it might be a good idea to grab a Bubbulgem from the Bubbulfrog This structure is the lower part of the Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.  Locate a board or plank nearby and position it securely at the bottom of the waterfall check the top of the waterfall and throw any necessary items into the river Position yourself beneath the board and activate your Ascend abilities Use the Ascend skill to maneuver up the tower’s lower part You will encounter a switch near the launching platform once you reach the top of the tower’s lower section thus activating the Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom the tower will serve as a teleportation point providing convenient access to the Gerudo Highlands region whenever needed Enjoy the enhanced exploration opportunities and clearer map visibility offered by the tower’s activation The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom boasts a number of powerful beasts You don’t even have to defeat some of them to see the end credits Here is our guide on how to find and beat Black Hinox in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Related: How to complete the Feathered Fugitives side quest in Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) You’ll encounter numerous varieties of Hinox in the game The main difference between them is how hard they hit and how much damage they can take prepare yourself by bringing powerful weapons Then go to one of several places it appears in Hyrule and wake it from its slumber The Black Hinox can withstand a lot of damage before it falls especially if you have a short life meter and mid-level armor (as I did) You’ll find the Black Hinox in a few places around Hyrule but I like to fight it in Meadela’s Mantle Get there by heading straight west along the plateau from Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower See the map above for a screenshot of its location Related: How to use Vow of Mineru in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) you can instead fight the Black Hinox fairly it’s more important than ever to hit the beast’s single eye that’s the ideal time to aim for the eye A direct hit causes your foe to fall backward and sit for a moment Run up and grab Soldier’s Broadsword and Soldier’s Claymore from its necklace If you have a strong melee weapon equipped this is also your chance to get in three or four hits The beast will return to its feet in no time The Black Hinox may also grab a tree and wield it as a club A direct hit from that makeshift weapon could be enough to instantly kill you you will possibly die if it hops into the air and comes crashing down on you keep your distance except in the short period of time that follows just after you shoot it in the eye The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available for purchase from the Nintendo Store The Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower is one of 15 unique towers in Tears of the Kingdom The Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower is one of 15 unique towers in Tears of the Kingdom. Unlike some others, unlocking this tower can be quite the challenge, as it’s buried under snow, and there is nobody in sight to offer Link a helping hand. If you are stuck trying to figure out how to unlock and use this tower don’t fret; we have all been there before this guide will explain how to unlock the Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom When you arrive at this region, you will notice it’s covered in snow and extreme cold. We suggest you pick up some cold-resistant gear like the Archaic Warm Greaves and eat some warm food Near the snowed-in tower is a tent with a note from some construction workers trying to repair the structure They speak about heading into a cave to store their building supplies This is your first clue to unlocking this tower The coordinates for this tower are on the map above and are as follows quickly jog northwest of the tower to find Meadela’s Mantle Cave you will notice some wooden planks and a stream of water Use Ultrahand and construct a makeshift raft to help you sail on the water and you can dismount and climb on a tiny bit of land The bottom of the Gerudo Skyview Tower is stuck in the water Attach your raft to the wooden plank at the bottom of the water wall and hook it around the tower’s base swap to the Ascend power while standing under the tower you can activate the console and fully unlock it as a Fast Travel point this will complete and unlock the Gerudo Highlands Skyview Tower in Tears of the Kingdom use it as a launch pad to help you navigate the massive and sprawling Gerudo desert to the south Keep it on The Nerd Stash for more guides and everything Tears of the Kingdom Tears of the Kingdom is available on Nintendo Switch David Rodriguez has been gaming for 30 years His written work has also appeared at Opencritic you can catch him extolling the virtues of classic action cinema and the elegant class of early 2000s Nu-Metal.