Zion
A biblical placename for Jerusalem and the Land of Israel, rooted in ancient history and Jewish tradition.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 37°18′00″N 113°00′00″W (37.3000, -113.0000) · Open in OpenStreetMap
Coordinates and connected clubs: the infobox of Wikipedia: Zion National Park (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map: drawn by Codexery from OpenStreetMap tiles.
Geography and history
The park sits at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions.[1][2] Human habitation of the area started about 8,000 years ago with small family groups of Native Americans.[3] In 1918, the acting director of the National Park Service proposed changing the name to Zion National Monument.[4][5] Coalpits Wash, at 3666 ft, is the park's lowest elevation, while Horse Ranch Mountain, at 8726 ft, is its highest.[1][6]
The North Fork of the Virgin River has carved Navajo Sandstone to form Zion Canyon, which extends 15 miles and reaches a depth of 2640 ft.[1] In 2009, 85% of the park was designated as a wilderness area by Congress.[7][8]
What the cited sources add
The National Park Service news release states that Zion National Park recorded 4,984,525 recreation visits in 2025.[9] Hinton's account also records that the monument was enlarged to 76,800 acres and renamed Zion National Monument on March 18, 1918.[5] Hinton describes that the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel and Highway was begun in 1927 and finished in 1930.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "Zion National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Public Interest in National Parks Remains Strong as Visits Top 323 Million in 2025", National Park Service (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Zion National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: NPS website, How to get here (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Zion National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cordell, "Ancient Pueblo Peoples", St. Remy Press and Smithsonian Institution, 1994, p. 18–19 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Zion National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Development of Zion National Park", historytogo.utah.gov; "The Development of Zion National Park", historytogo.utah.gov (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "The Development of Zion National Park", historytogo.utah.gov. facts only, no text reused. historytogo.utah.gov
- Wikipedia, "Zion National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: NPS website, Accessibility (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Zion National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nicolas Brulliard: How Mukuntuweap National Monument Became One of the Nation's Most Popular Parks, npca.org, Mar 15, 2018; Rothman, "Preserving Different Pasts: The American National Monuments", University of Illinois Press, 1989, p. 99; "An Act To establish the Zion National Park in the State of Utah (Library of Congress)", Library of Congress; "Notes On The History Of The Kolob Canyons", wchsutah.org (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Zion National Park" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Wilderness Designated in Zion National Park - Zion National Park (U.S. National Park Service)", www.nps.gov (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Public Interest in National Parks Remains Strong as Visits Top 323 Million in 2025", National Park Service. facts only, no text reused. nps.gov
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Zion National Park (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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