Mountain of the Sun is a elevation

Navajo Sandstone The Navajo Sandstone is a geological formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the U.S. states of southern Nevada, northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, and Utah as part of the Colorado Plateau province of the United States.Anonymou ...

summit located in

Zion National Park Zion National Park is an American national park 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 ...

, in Washington County of southwest

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, United States. Mountain of the Sun is situated immediately east of

Court of the Patriarchs The Court of the Patriarchs is a sandstone cliff on the south face of the Three Patriarchs in Zion Canyon in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, Washington County, Utah, United States. Climate Spring and fall are the most favorable s ...

, and south of

Zion Lodge Zion Lodge is located in Zion National Park, Utah, United States. The lodge was designed in 1924 as a compromise solution between its developer, the Utah Parks Company, which wanted a large hotel, and National Park Service director Stephen Mather, ...

, towering above the lodge and the floor of

Zion Canyon Zion Canyon (also called Little Zion, Mukuntuweap, Mu-Loon'-Tu-Weap, and Straight Cañon; ''weap'' is Paiute for canyon) is a deep and narrow gorge in southwestern Utah, United States, carved by the North Fork of the Virgin River. Nearly the entir ...

. It is set on the east side of the North Fork of the

Virgin River The Virgin River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. states of Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. The river is about long.Calculated with Google Maps and Google Earth It was designated Utah's first wild and scenic river in 2009, during the ...

which drains precipitation

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from this mountain. Its neighbors include The Sentinel,

Mount Spry } Mount Spry is a small 5,720-ft elevation mountain summit made of Navajo Sandstone located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. Officially named in 1934, it honors William Spry (1864-1929), the third gove ...

The East Temple The East Temple is a prominent summit composed of Navajo Sandstone in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. It is one of the notable landmarks in the park. The nearest neighbor is Twin Brothers, one-half mile ...

, and

Mount Moroni Mount Moroni is a elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located at the Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. Description Mount Moroni is located immediately southwest of Zion Lodge, ...

. This feature's name was officially adopted in 1934 by the

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Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Mountain of the Sun. According to the

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system, it is located in a

Cold semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...

zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below , and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.

Gallery

File:Mountain of the Sun covering Twin Brothers.jpg, Mountain of the Sun (left) covering

Twin Brothers Twin Brothers is a Navajo Sandstone mountain in Zion National Park in Washington County , Utah, United States. Description Twin Brothers is situated immediately north of The East Temple, and immediately south of Mountain of the Sun, towering ...

(center), as seen from the north File:Mountain of the Sun, sky.jpg, from Zion Lodge File:Mountain of the Sun in Zion Canyon.jpg File:Mountain of Sun.jpg, From the southwest File:Navajo Sandstone cliffs (Lower Jurassic), Pine Creek Canyon, Zion National Park, sw Utah 4.jpg, From the southwest File:Zion Lodge, Zion National Park, Utah.jpg, Zion Lodge and Mountain of the Sun File:Mountain of the Sun, Virgin River.jpg, North aspect, with Virgin River File:Mountain of the Sun and Twin Brothers.jpg, Mountain of the Sun (centered) seen from SW with Twin Brothers (right) File:Twin Brothers from Deertrap.jpg,

, Mountain of the Sun (right of center) seen from the northeast on

Deertrap Mountain Deertrap Mountain is a mountain in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. Description Deertrap Mountain is composed of white Navajo Sandstone and set on the east rim of Zion Canyon. It is situated one mile southeast of ...

References

External links

Zion National Park
National Park Service * Mountain of the Sun rock climbing
mountainproject.com
* Hiking information

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