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The West Temple is a prominent 7,810-foot (2,380 m) mountain summit composed of Navajo Sandstone in Zion National Park in Washington County of Utah, United States.The West Temple, the highest feature in Zion Canyon, was originally called "Temp-o-i-tin-car-ur" meaning "Mountain without a trail" by the Paiute people. [4]
National Park Service; Peakbagger; www.climb.mountains.com These two external lists may not necessarily agree 100% with Wikipedia's list, but serve as useful comparisons. The primary difference is that these lists do not include associated national preserves. Postholer Maps; contains clear, zoomable topographic maps of the entire USA.
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.
Meridian Tower is situated 2 mi (3.2 km) northwest of Zion's park headquarters, towering 3,350 feet (1,020 m) above the floor of Zion Canyon and the Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this mountain. Its neighbors include The West Temple, The Sundial, The Witch Head, Altar of Sacrifice, Bee Hive, and The Sentinel
The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway was built to link Zion with Grand Canyon National Park. Completed in 1930, the road features a 5,613-foot (1,711 m) tunnel in the wall of Pine Creek Canyon. [ 8 ] The road enables visitors to do a loop tour of Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon National Park and Cedar Breaks National Monument .
Three Patriarchs, 1933. Photo by Ansel Adams Three Patriarchs, 2010 Abraham Peak, Isaac Peak, and Mount Moroni (Jacob Peak behind Mt. Moroni). The Three Patriarchs (formerly known as the Three Wise Men) is a set of three sandstone monoliths on the west side of Zion Canyon in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States.
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 ...