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Nippletop
Snow-capped Nippetop.jpg
North-northeast aspect, from Zion – Mount Carmel Highway
Highest point
Elevation 6,715 ft (2,047 m)
Prominence 795 ft (242 m)
Isolation 0.74 mi (1.19 km)
Parent peak Crazy Quilt Mesa (6,760 ft)
Geography
Nippletop is located in Utah
Nippletop
Nippletop
Location in Utah
Nippletop is located in the United States
Nippletop
Nippletop
Location in the United States
Location Zion National Park
Washington County, Utah<
United States
Parent range Colorado Plateau
Topo map USGS Springdale East
Geology
Age of rock Jurassic
Type of rock Navajo sandstone
Climbing
Easiest route class 2+ scrambling

Nippletop is a tall, white mountain in Zion National Park, Utah. It stands 6,715 feet (about 2,050 meters) high. This mountain is made of a type of rock called Navajo Sandstone. You can find Nippletop in Washington County, in the southwestern part of Utah, United States.

Nippletop is located about one mile west of Crazy Quilt Mesa. It is also one mile south of the Zion – Mount Carmel Highway. The mountain rises sharply, towering 1,200 feet (365 meters) above the highway. Rain and snow that fall on Nippletop flow into small streams. These streams then join the Virgin River.

Weather Around Nippletop

The best times to visit Nippletop are during spring and fall. The weather is usually very pleasant then. The area has a special kind of dry climate. It is called a cold semi-arid climate. This means that the coldest month of the year has an average temperature below 32 °F (0 °C). Also, more than half of the yearly rain happens in spring and summer.

This desert climate does not get much rain. It receives less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain each year. Snowfall is usually light during the winter months.

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