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Zion National Park (11 photos)
Zion National Park (Zion) is located in the south-western United States, near Springdel, Utah.
The main attraction of the park area of 593 square kilometers is the Zion Canyon length of 24 km and a depth of 800 m, the northern arm of the river washed Virginia in Navajo sandstone, painted in yellow and reddish-brown color.
The lowest point of the park Zion - Desert Coalpits Wash (1118 meters above sea level), the highest point - Mount Horse Ranch Mountain (2661 meters above sea level).
Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and Mojave Desert, park, thanks to its unique geography and abundance of natural areas, different extraordinary diversity of flora and fauna.
Numerous species of plants, 289 species of birds. 75 species of mammals (including 19 species of bats) and 32 species of reptiles inhabit the four natural areas of the park: the desert, coastal, deciduous and coniferous forest in the National Park.
Zion there are mountains, canyons, hills, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons and arches natural balance.
One of the most famous and interesting sights of Zion National Park - a tunnel length of about 2 km, punched in the solid rock.
The main attraction of the park area of 593 square kilometers is the Zion Canyon length of 24 km and a depth of 800 m, the northern arm of the river washed Virginia in Navajo sandstone, painted in yellow and reddish-brown color.
The lowest point of the park Zion - Desert Coalpits Wash (1118 meters above sea level), the highest point - Mount Horse Ranch Mountain (2661 meters above sea level).
Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin and Mojave Desert, park, thanks to its unique geography and abundance of natural areas, different extraordinary diversity of flora and fauna.
Numerous species of plants, 289 species of birds. 75 species of mammals (including 19 species of bats) and 32 species of reptiles inhabit the four natural areas of the park: the desert, coastal, deciduous and coniferous forest in the National Park.
Zion there are mountains, canyons, hills, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons and arches natural balance.
One of the most famous and interesting sights of Zion National Park - a tunnel length of about 2 km, punched in the solid rock.
