Zion Canyon

Zion Canyon is a deep and narrow gorge in southwestern Utah, United States, carved by the North Fork of the Virgin River. Nearly the entire canyon is located within the eastern half of Zion National Park.

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Type: Valley with an elevation of 3,780 feet
Description: canyon in Washington County, Utah, United States
Also known as: “Little Zion”, “Mu-Koon‘-Tu-Weap”, “Mukuntuweap”, and “Straight Cañon”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Johnson Mountain.

Johnson Mountain

Peak

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Johnson Mountain is a 6,106-foot Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. Johnson Mountain is situated 1½ miles northeast of Zion Canyon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockville and Springdale.

Rockville

Village

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rockville is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States. It is located along the Virgin River near the mouth of Zion Canyon. The city lies just outside the park boundary for Zion National Park; the park entrance is located approximately 5 miles northeast of the town.

Springdale

Photo: Raymond Shobe, CC BY 2.5.

Springdale is a town in the Dixie region of Utah, just outside of the southwest entrance to Zion National Park.

Grafton

Locality

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Grafton is a ghost town, just south of Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. Said to be the most photographed ghost town in the West, it has been featured as a location in several films, including 1929's In Old Arizona—the first talkie filmed outdoors—and the classic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Grafton is situated 4 miles west of Zion Canyon.

Zion Canyon

Categories: canyon and landform
Location: Washington, Utah, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.16498° or 37° 9′ 54″ north

Longitude

-113.01188° or 113° 0′ 43″ west

Elevation

3,780 feet (1,152 metres)

Open location code

85985X7Q+X6

GeoNames ID

5550108

Wikidata ID

Q8072495

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Satellite Map

Discover Zion Canyon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Zion Canyon” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Zion Canyon”
French: “Canyon de Zion”
Korean: “자이언 캐니언”
Lithuanian: “Siono kanjonas”
Lithuanian: “Zajono kanjonas”
Turkish: “Zion Kanyonu”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shunesburg and Watchman Residential Area.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Parunuweap Canyon and Rimrock Spring.

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