Paria Point is a elevation summit located in the

Kolob Canyons 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 ...

section of

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 of ...

, in Washington County,

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, United States.

Tucupit Point Tucupit Point is a prominent sandstone pinnacle in the Kolob Canyons area of Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. Description The formation lays off of Taylor Creek Trail, and rises with a prominence of 138 feet. The pi ...

is situated immediately north, and

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is immediately south, with 2,000-foot-deep finger canyons between each. Other neighbors include

Nagunt Mesa Nagunt Mesa is a mountain summit located in the Kolob Canyons area of Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. Description Its nearest higher neighbor is Timber Top Mountain, to the south, with Paria Point and Tucupit Po ...

and

Timber Top Mountain Timber Top Mountain is an mountain summit located in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park, in Washington County, Utah, United States. Its nearest higher neighbor is Horse Ranch Mountain, to the north-northeast, Nagunt Mesa is imme ...

to the south, and

Horse Ranch Mountain Horse Ranch Mountain is an mountain in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park in northeastern Washington County, Utah, United States, that is the highest summit within the national park. It rises above Camp Creek to the north and Taylo ...

to the north. Paria Point is composed of

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a geologic period and stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately Mya. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of ...

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.Anonymo ...

overlaying tilted

Kayenta Formation The Kayenta Formation is a geological formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the Colorado Plateau province of the United States, including northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. Traditionally has been suggested ...

. Precipitation

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drains into Taylor Creek, which is part 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 ...

drainage basin. This feature's ''paria'' name is a

Paiute Paiute (; also Piute) refers to three non-contiguous groups of indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. Although their languages are related within the Numic group of Uto-Aztecan languages, these three groups do not form a single set. The term "Paiu ...

word meaning "muddy water" or "elk water".Sandy Nestor, ''Indian Placenames in America'', Volume 1, 2003, McFarland & Company Publishers, page 161

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Paria Point. 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 32 °F (0 °C), 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:Kolob Canyon, Paria Point.jpg, Southwest aspect File:Driving Zion's Kolob Canyon, Utah.jpg, Southwest aspect File:Navajo Sandstone at sunset (Lower Jurassic; northern Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park, Utah, USA) 11 (8425011442).jpg, West aspect File:Navajo Sandstone (Lower Jurassic), Paria Point, Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park, sw Utah 1 (8423915043).jpg, Southwest aspect File:Paria Point in Kolob Canyons.jpg, Southwest aspect File:Paria Point from Taylor Creek Trail, Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park - panoramio (3).jpg, Northwest aspect File:Horse Ranch Mountain, Tucupit Point, and Paria Point from west at sunset.jpg, Horse Ranch Mountain, Tucupit Point, and Paria Point from west File:Navajo Sandstone (Lower Jurassic), Paria Point near sunset, Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park, sw Utah 4 (8425006662).jpg, Southwest aspect

References

External links

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Zion National Park
National Park Service * Weather forecast
National Weather Service
* Paria Point rock climbing
Mountainproject.com
Mountains of Utah Zion National Park Mountains of Washington County, Utah Rock formations of Utah Sandstone formations of the United States Landforms of Washington County, Utah

Climate

Gallery

See also

References

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