The East Temple is a prominent summit composed 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.Anonymou ...
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
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
,
United States
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.
It is one of the notable landmarks in the park. The nearest neighbor is
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, toweri ...
, one-half mile to the north, and the nearest higher peak is
The West Temple
The West Temple is a prominent 7,810-foot (2,380 m) mountain summit composed of Navajo Sandstone in Zion National Park in Washington County of Utah, United States. This, the highest feature in Zion Canyon, was originally called "''Temp-o-i-tin-ca ...
, to the west-southwest.
The mountain is situated 1.8 miles northeast of the park headquarters, at the confluence of Pine Creek and the North Fork
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 ...
. This feature's name was applied by
John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He ...
during his explorations in 1872, and was officially adopted in 1934 by the
U.S. Board on Geographic Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal govern ...
.
The
first ascent
In mountaineering, a first ascent (abbreviated to FA in guide books) is the first successful, documented attainment of the top of a mountain or the first to follow a particular climbing route. First mountain ascents are notable because they en ...
was made in 1937 by Glen Dawson, Dick Jones, Homer Fuller, Wayland Gilbert, and Jo Momyer.
Climbing Routes
Climbing Routes on The East Temple
The East Temple
Mountain Project
* Casual Route - - 4 pitches
* Fang Spire - - 5 pitches
* Lovelace - - 9 pitches
* Cowboy Bob Goes to Zion - - 10 pitches
* Mobius - - 5 pitches
Climate
Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit The East Temple. According to the Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ...
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:The East Temple of Zion Park.jpg, South aspect
File:The East Temple from Zion-Mount Carmel Highway.jpg, South aspect from Highway 9
File:The East Temple of Zion NP.jpg, The East Temple
File:Mount Spry and the East Temple.jpg, Mount Spry
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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 ...
(left) with The East Temple (right)
File:East aspect of The East Temple.jpg, East aspect of The East Temple
File:East Temple (crop).jpg, The East Temple
See also
* Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area
The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine known exposed formations, all visible in Zion National Park in the U.S. state of Utah. Together, these formations represent about 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimenta ...
* Colorado Plateau
The Colorado Plateau, also known as the Colorado Plateau Province, is a physiographic and desert region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the Four Corners region of the southwestern United States. This province covers an area of ...
References
External links
Zion National Park
National Park Service
* Weather forecast
The East Temple
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Mountains of Utah
Zion National Park
Mountains of Washington County, Utah
Colorado Plateau
North American 2000 m summits