Zion National Park is placed in the
Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. A prominent feature
of the 229 square miles park is Zion Canyon, which is fifteen miles long
and up to half a mile deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored
Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The lowest
elevation is 3,666 ft at Coalpits Wash and the highest elevation is
8,726 ft at Horse Ranch Mountain.