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GEOGRAPHY Canyons, sandstone
cliffs, river and creeks
• POINTS
OF INTEREST WITHIN APPROXIMATELY A 2-HOUR DRIVING
TIME Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon
North Rim, Lake Powell and Las Vegas
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HISTORY Mukuntuweap National
Monument established 1909 -- Zion National Monument name change 1918 -- Zion
National Park established 1919.
• ZION
NATIONAL PARK Elevations range
from 3700 feet (1150meters) to 8800 feet (2700 meters) -- 4 distinct life zones
are encompassed. The Park contains less than 1/10 of 1% of Utah's land area, but
over 70% of the state's native plants are found here. Navajo sandstone thickness
is 2200 feet (700 meters) -- thickest in the U.S. for that
formation.
POPULATION
Springdale 470; Rockville
250; Virgin 375; Zion National Park 75; Zion Lodge 150 in
season
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ECONOMY Tourism,
ranching, fruit production, retail shops
• ALTITUDE 3800 feet (1200 meters) above sea level
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CLIMATE Pleasantly warm, dry
summers; mild winters
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