} Mount Spry is a small 5,720-ft elevation mountain summit made of Navajo Sandstone located in

Zion National Park Zion National Park is a national park of the United States 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 ...

, in Washington County of southwest

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. Officially named in 1934, it honors

William Spry William Spry (January 11, 1864 – April 21, 1929) was an American politician who was the third governor of the State of Utah. He is the namesake of the William Spry Agriculture Building that houses the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. ...

(1864–1929), the third governor of Utah. The nearest higher peak is

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

, to the east. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the North Fork

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Climbing Routes

Climbing Routes on Mount SpryMount Spry
Mountain Project * ''Holy Roller'' - - 5 pitches * ''Swamp Donkey'' - - 5 pitches * ''Shark Tooth Freighter'' - - 3 pitches

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Mount Spry. According to the

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, it is located in a

Cold semi-arid climate Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception. A lower bound to temperature is absolute zero, defined as 0.00K on the Kelvin scale, an absolute thermodynamic ...

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:Mount Spry in Zion National Park.jpg, Southeast aspect File:Mount Spry, se.jpg, Southeast aspect File:Mount Spry.jpg, South aspect File:Mt. Spry, Zion.jpg, South aspect File:Mt. Spry and East Temple.jpg, Left to right: Mountain of the Sun,

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 ...

, Mt. Spry (center), The East Temple File:Along the Zion Canyon.jpg, Left to right: Mountain of the Sun,

, Mt. Spry (center), The East Temple File:Mt. Spry.jpg, Mt. Spry with The Sentinel (left) File:Mt. Spry snow.jpg, Mountain of the Sun,

, Mt. Spry (center),

in winter File:Zion National Park in SW UT 2.jpg

References

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External links

Zion National Park
National Park Service * Weather forecast
Mount Spry
Spry Zion National Park Spry Spry

Climbing Routes

Climate

See also

Gallery

References

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