The Subway, Utah, Zion National Park.
Zion National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
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Zion Canyon from Angels Landing at sunset
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Location Washington, Kane, and Iron counties, Utah, U.S.
Nearest city Springdale (south), Orderville, Utah (east) and Cedar City near Kolob Canyons entrance
Coordinates 37.20°N 112.99°WCoordinates: 37.20°N 112.99°W
Area 146,597 acres (229.058 sq mi; 59,326 ha; 593.26 km2)[1]
Established November 19, 1919[2]
Visitors 4,504,812 (in 2017)[3]
Governing body National Park Service
Website www.nps.gov/zion
Zion National Park is an American national park located in Southwestern Utah near the city of Springdale. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile (590 km2) park is Zion Canyon, which stretches 15 miles (24 km) long and spans up to half a mile (800 m) deep. It cuts through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The lowest point in the park is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits Wash and the highest peak is 8,726 ft (2,660 m) at Horse Ranch Mountain. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. Zion National Park includes mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons, and natural arches.