Washington County topographic maps

The 8,726-foot (2,660 m) summit of Horse Ranch Mountain is the highest point in the park; the lowest point is the 3,666-foot (1,117 m) elevation of Coal Pits Wash, creating a relief of about 5,100 feet (1,600 m).

Average elevation: 6,158 ft

Average elevation: 5,318 ft

Geologically Zion Canyon is part of the Navajo sandstone Colorado Plateau, which contained many joints and cracks when first uplifted, one of which was cut by the North Fork of the Virgin River to become Zion Canyon. The river was the largest force in cutting the canyon, mostly by flash floods, as the average…

Average elevation: 5,974 ft

Average elevation: 3,619 ft

Average elevation: 6,299 ft

Average elevation: 2,936 ft

Average elevation: 6,867 ft

Average elevation: 6,125 ft

Average elevation: 2,963 ft

Average elevation: 5,056 ft

Average elevation: 4,902 ft

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Average elevation: 3,901 ft

Average elevation: 3,665 ft

The elevation of Veyo is 4,485 feet (1,367 m).

Average elevation: 4,524 ft

The St. George valley occasionally receives wet or slushy snowfall in the winter, but what accumulates usually melts off by the mid-to-late morning; the normal seasonal snowfall is 1.4 inches (3.6 cm). The earliest snowfall was measured on October 29, 1971, and the latest on April 11, 1927. The record…

Average elevation: 3,048 ft

Average elevation: 4,442 ft

Virgin is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. The population was 596 at the 2010 census. The first settlement at Virgin was made in 1858. It is located along the Virgin River (for which it is named), and not far from Zion National Park. The elevation is 3,606 feet (1,099 m). It lies on State…

Average elevation: 4,104 ft

Average elevation: 5,367 ft

Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness is a 50,232-acre (203.28 km2) wilderness area located in the Dixie National Forest in the U.S. state of Utah. It is the fourth-largest wilderness area located entirely within the state (following the High Uintas Wilderness, Zion Wilderness, and Cedar Mountain Wilderness). The…

Average elevation: 6,972 ft

Average elevation: 4,268 ft

Average elevation: 3,980 ft

Average elevation: 2,949 ft

Average elevation: 3,786 ft

The trail to Angels Landing is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long with an approximate 1,500 feet (460 m) elevation gain. The hike is rated as a class 3 difficulty based on the Yosemite Decimal System. It begins at the Grotto drop-off point on the park's shuttle system, which operates from early spring through late fall.…

Average elevation: 5,561 ft

Average elevation: 4,318 ft

Average elevation: 2,900 ft

Average elevation: 3,304 ft