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  2. Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area - Wikipedia

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    This part of Zion National Park is accessed by a park road about 20 miles south of Cedar City, Utah, off Interstate 15. Approximately 190 to 136 million years ago [ 13 ] in the Jurassic the Colorado Plateau area's climate increasingly became arid until 150,000 square miles (388,000 km 2 ) of western North America became a huge desert , not ...

  3. Zion National Park - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of Zion National Park is to preserve the dramatic geology including Zion Canyon and a labyrinth of deep and brilliantly colored Navajo sandstone canyons formed by extraordinary processes of erosion at the margin of the Colorado Plateau; to safeguard the park's wilderness character and its wild and scenic river values; to protect ...

  4. Checkerboard Mesa - Wikipedia

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    Checkerboard Mesa is an iconic 6,520+ ft (1,990+ m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Kane County of southwest Utah, United States. [3] Checkerboard Mesa is situated immediately southwest of the park's east entrance, towering 900 feet (270 meters) above the Zion – Mount Carmel Highway.

  5. The Narrows (Zion National Park) - Wikipedia

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    Exploring the Backcountry of Zion National Park: Off-Trail Routes (revised ed.). Springdale, UT: Zion Natural History Association. ISBN 0-915630-25-7. Gregory, Herbert E. (1950). Geology and Geography of the Zion Park Region Utah and Arizona. Washington DC: United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Professional Paper 220.

  6. Jacob Peak - Wikipedia

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    Jacob Peak is a 6,873-foot (2,095 m) rock formation in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. [1] Jacob Peak is part of the Three Patriarchs, along with (and located to the north of) Abraham Peak and Isaac Peak.

  7. Isaac Peak - Wikipedia

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    Isaac Peak is a 6,726-foot (2,050 m) rock formation in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. Access to Isaac Peak is from the main Park road through Sand Beach Trail. [6] Isaac Peak is part of the Three Patriarchs in between Abraham Peak and Jacob Peak. Between Isaac Peak and Abraham Peak is Isaac Canyon, accessed by ...

  8. Great White Throne (mountain) - Wikipedia

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    The Great White Throne [2] is a monolith, predominantly composed of white Navajo Sandstone in Zion National Park in Washington County in southwestern Utah, United States. [1] The north-west "main" face rises 2,350 feet (720 m) in 1,500 feet (460 m) from the floor of Zion Canyon near Angels Landing. It is often used as a symbol of Zion National ...

  9. Paria Point - Wikipedia

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    Paria Point is a 7,802-foot (2,378 m) elevation summit located in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park, in Washington County, Utah, United States. [2] Tucupit Point is situated 0.5 mi (0.80 km) immediately north, and Beatty Point is 0.5 mi (0.80 km) immediately south, with 2,000-foot-deep finger canyons between each.

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