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Nagunt Mesa
Sandstone giant, Nagunt Mesa, Kolob Canyon, UT.jpg
Nagunt Mesa from the west
Highest point
Elevation 7,785 ft (2,373 m)
Prominence 905 ft (276 m)
Isolation 0.90 mi (1.45 km)
Parent peak Timber Top Mountain (8,055 ft)
Geography
Nagunt Mesa is located in Utah
Nagunt Mesa
Nagunt Mesa
Location in Utah
Nagunt Mesa is located in the United States
Nagunt Mesa
Nagunt Mesa
Location in the United States
Location Zion National Park
Washington County, Utah, US
Parent range Colorado Plateau
Topo map USGS Kolob Arch
Geology
Age of rock Jurassic
Type of rock Navajo sandstone
Climbing
Easiest route class 5.9 A2+ climbing

Nagunt Mesa is a tall mountain peak in Zion National Park, Utah. It stands about 7,785-foot (2,373 m) high. You can find it in the beautiful Kolob Canyons part of the park, in Washington County.

What is Nagunt Mesa?

Nagunt Mesa is a large, flat-topped mountain. It is surrounded by huge walls of rock. These walls can be as tall as 1,400 feet (427 meters) in some places. The rock is called Navajo sandstone. This type of rock formed a very long time ago, during the Jurassic period.

The closest taller mountain is Timber Top Mountain. It is about 1.3 mi (2.1 km) to the south. To the north, you can see Paria Point and Tucupit Point. Water from rain and snow on Nagunt Mesa flows into Timber Creek. This creek eventually joins the Virgin River. The name nagunt comes from the Paiute language. It means "bighorn sheep".

Weather and Climate

The best times to visit Nagunt Mesa are in the spring and fall. The weather is usually very nice then. Nagunt Mesa is in a Cold semi-arid climate zone. This means it has a desert climate.

In this area, the coldest month has an average temperature below 32 °F (0 °C). Also, more than half of the yearly rain and snow falls during spring and summer. The desert climate here gets less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of rain each year. Snowfall in winter is usually light.

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