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, in
Washington County,
Utah, United States.
is situated immediately north, and
Beatty Point is immediately south, with 2,000-foot-deep finger canyons between each. Other neighbors include
Nagunt Mesa and
Timber Top Mountain to the south, and
Horse Ranch Mountain to the north. Paria Point is composed of
Jurassic Navajo sandstone overlaying tilted
Kayenta Formation. Precipitation
runoff drains into Taylor Creek, which is part of the
Virgin River drainage basin. This feature's ''paria'' name is a
Paiute 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
Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a
Cold semi-arid climate 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
See also
*
List of mountains in Utah
*
Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area
*
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
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Zion National ParkNational 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