Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Janice Hayden
Thanksgiving Day storm at Emerald Pools, Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah.
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Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Michael Vanden Berg
Snow blanketing Checkerboard Mesa, Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah.
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Kent D. Brown
The Towers of the Virgin include the Altar of Sacrifice (right) and The Sundial (left-center). These prominent cliffs of Early Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone, which locally exceed 2000 feet, formed as the North Fork of the Virgin River carved Zion Canyon in the relatively short time span of the past 2 million years.
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Matt Affolter
Iron oxide staining highlights cross-bedding in the Navajo Sandstone, Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Lance Weaver
Zion Canyon viewed from Observation Point, showing Angels Landing and The Great White Throne.
Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Michael Vanden Berg
Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone forms the massive red cliffs of the often-overlooked Kolob Canyons area of Zion National Park. Hanging valleys are present where relatively small tributary streams have eroded downward at a slower rate than the larger trunk stream.
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