The Organ (Zion National Park)
The Organ | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,080 ft (1,550 m)[1] |
Prominence | 320 ft (98 m)[1] |
Parent peak | Angels Landing (5,790 ft) |
Isolation | 0.25 mi (0.40 km)[1] |
Coordinates | 37°16′15″N 112°56′37″W / 37.2709548°N 112.9435175°WCoordinates: 37°16′15″N 112°56′37″W / 37.2709548°N 112.9435175°W[2] |
Geography | |
The Organ Location of The Organ in Utah | |
Location | Zion National Park Washington County, Utah United States |
Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
Topo map | USGS Temple of Sinawava |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Jurassic |
Type of rock | Navajo sandstone |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | class 5.6 climbing[1] |
The Organ is a 5,080-foot (1,550 m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States.[2] The Organ is situated in the Big Bend at the north end of Zion Canyon, rising 700-feet (213 meters) above the canyon floor and the North Fork of the Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this rock. Neighbors include The Great White Throne, Cathedral Mountain, Angels Landing, Observation Point, and Cable Mountain. The Organ is believed to have been named by Claud Hirschi and Ethelbert Bingham, residents of Rockville, on their 1916 trip with Methodist Minister Frederick Vining Fisher, who also named geographical formations in Zion.[3] This geographical feature's descriptive name was officially adopted in 1934 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]
Climate[]
Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit The Organ. 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 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.[4]
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References[]
- ^ a b c d "Organ, The - 5,080' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: The Organ
- ^ National Park Service nps.gov/zion
- ^ "Zion National Park, Utah, USA - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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- Zion National Park National Park Service
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- Mountains of Utah
- Zion National Park
- Mountains of Washington County, Utah
- Sandstone formations of the United States