37 12' 15 N
112 58' 13 W

Zion National Park is best known for Zion Canyon. Walls of Navajo sandstone tower 2,000 feet above the canyon floor. The rock was originally pushed up as a result of the Hurricane Fault.

Severe downward cutting and erosion by the strong waters of the Virgin River created the massive canyons walls.

Today the Virgin River is a small, calm river. However it was once raging and fierce enough to cut through the Navajo sandstone formations to create spectacular cliffs.

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