Horse Ranch Mountain, Mountain summit in Zion National Park, United States.
Horse Ranch Mountain is an 8,733-foot (2,662 m) summit in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park in northeastern Washington County, Utah, and the highest point in the park. It rises above Camp Creek to the north and Taylor Creek to the south, with Tucupit Point about 1 mi (1.6 km) to the south and Timber Top Mountain 3.9 mi (6.3 km) to the south-southwest.
Horse Ranch Mountain lies in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park, in northeastern Washington County, Utah. The sources record no founding date or named event for the peak; they describe it only by its setting, rising above Camp Creek to the north and Taylor Creek to the south, with Tucupit Point about 1 mi (1.6 km) south and Timber Top Mountain 3.9 mi (6.3 km) south-southwest.
The name Horse Ranch Mountain recalls the livestock grazing era in the Kolob Canyons area before it became part of Zion National Park. The peak rises between Camp Creek to the north and Taylor Creek to the south, and the surrounding canyons are reached from the Kolob Canyons entrance off Interstate 15.
Horse Ranch Mountain lies in the Kolob Canyons section, reached from the Kolob Canyons entrance off Interstate 15, not from the main Zion Canyon. The summit rises between Camp Creek to the north and Taylor Creek to the south, with Tucupit Point about 1 mile south. Plan for high-country weather that can change quickly.
Horse Ranch Mountain reaches 8,733 feet (2,662 m), the highest summit in Zion National Park, yet it stands outside the park's main canyon. It rises between Camp Creek to the north and Taylor Creek to the south, with Tucupit Point about 1 mi (1.6 km) south and Timber Top Mountain 3.9 mi (6.3 km) south-southwest.
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