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The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine known exposed formations, all visible in Zion National Park in the U.S. state of Utah. Together, these formations represent about 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic -aged sedimentation in that part of North America . [ 1 ]
Zion National Park is a national park of the United States located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale.Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity.
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.
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.
Angels Landing, known previously as the Temple of Aeolus, is a 1,488-foot (454 m) tall rock formation [2] in Zion National Park in southwestern Utah, United States.A renowned trail cut into solid rock in 1926 leads to the top of Angels Landing and provides panoramic views of Zion Canyon.
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.
The Grand Staircase is a sequence of sedimentary rock layers, first defined in the 1870s, that stretch south for 100 miles (160 km) from Bryce Canyon National Park through Zion National Park and into the Grand Canyon. [1] Bryce Canyon is located within the Pink Cliffs, the highest and youngest rise within the Grand Staircase. [2] [3]
The nearly 40 identified rock layers of Grand Canyon form one of the most studied geologic columns in the world. The oldest exposed formation in Zion National Park is the youngest exposed formation in the Grand Canyon – the ~240‑million-year-old Kaibab Limestone.