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Observation Point is situated at the north end of Zion Canyon, towering 2,100 feet (640 meters) above the canyon floor and the North Fork of the Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this viewpoint. A popular 8-mile round-trip trail climbs from the Weeping Rock trailhead along Zion Canyon Road to reach the top. [3]
State Route 9 near Canyon Overlook trailhead This scenic section of SR-9 twists and turns along 14 miles (23 km) through Zion National Park and then another 12 miles to Mount Carmel Junction . This section of the road is called the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway and the section through the park is effectively a toll road requiring park access fees.
The rocks of the eroded canyon contain iron and manganese in various combinations, providing brilliant colors that led Indians to call it the Circle of Painted Cliffs. Iron oxides provide the reds, oranges and yellows, while manganese oxides provide shades of purple. The color of the rock is soft and subtle compared to the hoodoos at Bryce Canyon.
According to the National Park Service, Fremont and Anasazi people lived near Bryce Canyon from around 200 to 1200 A.D., and Paiute Indians lived in the area starting at around 1200 A.D.
West end of the Pine Creek Bridge and the east portal of the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel, c. 2006 A horseback party at the western entrance to the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel, September 1929. The tunnel shortened the distance from Zion National Park to Bryce Canyon National Park by 70 miles (110 km).
While it is not an uncommon belief that the extent of the Pink Cliff is limited to the Bryce Canyon National Park area (being one of the best and most popular areas to view the cliffs), [3] [4] geographically, the cliffs actually extend well beyond the national park, forming a rough, but wide, "U" shape that spans three counties.
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