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The Cathedral Rock trail (USFS Trail #170) is a popular short, steep ascent from the Back O' Beyond trailhead to the saddle points or "gaps" in Cathedral Rock. [4] Geologically, Cathedral Rock is carved from the Permian Schnebly Hill formation, a redbed sandstone formed from coastal sand dunes near the shoreline of the ancient Pedregosa Sea ...
Cathedral Rock is located in the marine west coast climate zone of western North America. [2] Weather fronts originating in the Pacific Ocean travel northeast toward the Cascade Mountains . As fronts approach, they are forced upward by the peaks of the Cascade Range, causing them to drop their moisture in the form of rain or snow onto the ...
Cathedral State Park is the largest virgin timber tract remaining in West Virginia. The park features trees of up to 90 feet in height and 16 feet in circumference. [ 4 ] Located on 132 acres (53 ha) [ 2 ] about one mile (1.6 km) east of the town of Aurora and five miles west of Redhouse, Maryland , Cathedral is a mixed forest of predominantly ...
Cathedral Rock is a rock formation located north of Colorado Springs, Colorado on the U.S. Air Force Academy. The formation was part of the namesake Cathedral Rock Ranch, owned by Lawrence Lehman. Lehman sold the 4650 acre ranch, including Cathedral Rock, to the U.S. Air Force, and it became the first component of the U.S. Air Force Academy. [2]
Trail hike, class 1 View of Mummy Mountain from Cathedral Rock trail Mount Charleston , including Charleston Peak (Nuvagantu, literally "where snow sits", in Southern Paiute [ 5 ] or Nüpakatütün in Shoshoni [ 6 ] ) at 11,916 feet (3,632 m), [ 7 ] is the highest mountain in both the Spring Mountains and Clark County , in Nevada, United States.
Park trails Trail Length [11] (one-way, unless loop) Notes Bullionville Trail 0.2 miles (0.3 km) Easy walk from visitor center to Bullionville Cemetery Nature Loop 0.5 miles (0.8 km) Leads from campground to slot canyons in the day-use area, crossing two washes; interprative nature signs Juniper Draw Loop 3 miles (4.8 km)
Cathedral is the nearest higher neighbor to Angels Landing, with 0.7 miles (1.1 km) of separation, and the Angels Landing Trail traverses Refrigerator Canyon between them. [4] Other neighbors include The Great White Throne, Observation Point, The Organ, Lady Mountain, Cable Mountain, and parent Mount Majestic.
Highest point; Elevation: 10,916 ft (3,327 m) NAVD 88 [1] Prominence: 919 ft (280 m) [1] Listing: SPS Mountaineers peak [2]: Coordinates: 3]: Geography; Location: Yosemite National Park, California, U.S.: Parent range: Cathedral Range, Sierra Nevada: Topo map: USGS Tenaya Lake: Geology; Rock age: Cretaceous: Mountain type: Granite arête: Climbing; First ascent: 1869 by John Muir [4]: Easiest ...