The Witch Head is a white

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 ...

mountain 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,

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, United States, that is part of the Towers of the Virgin.

Description

The Witch Head is situated west of Zion's park headquarters, towering above 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 ...

and 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 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 ...

The Sundial ''The Sundial'' is a 1958 novel by American writer Shirley Jackson. Plot summary ''The Sundial'' tells the story of the residents of the Halloran house, opening on the evening of the funeral of Lionel Halloran, the house's master. Lionel's wi ...

, Altar of Sacrifice, Meridian Tower,

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, and

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. 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 ...

of this feature was made in early March 1997 by Dan Stih and Ron Raimonde via the west face, which they rated a climb.

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit The Witch Head. 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 Witch Head, Towers of the Virgin.jpg, The Witch Head centered File:A white column in the main part of Zion (8078507120).jpg File:Classic Zion (23864216807).jpg, The West Temple (left), The Sundial, The Witch Head, Altar of Sacrifice (right) File:The Witch Head, Alter of Sacrifice.jpg, The Witch Head (left), Altar of Sacrifice (right) File:Towers of the Virgin.jpg, Towers of the Virgin. Left to right:The Sundial, The Witch Head, Broken Tooth, Rotten Tooth, Altar of Sacrifice (upper right). File:Sundial Witch Head.jpg, The Sundial (left) and The Witch Head (right) File:Morning Fog on the Towers of the Virgin.jpg, The Sundial (left), The Witch Head, Broken Tooth, Rotten Tooth, Altar of Sacrifice. File:Fall colors in Zion NP.jpg, The Witch Head centered

References

External links

Zion National Park
National Park Service
Weather forecast

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