Bridge Mountain (Utah)

Bridge Mountain
Bridge Mountain
Highest point
Elevation 6,803 ft (2,074 m) [1]
Prominence 1,123 ft (342 m) [1]
Coordinates 37°12′22″N 112°57′58″W / 37.206207°N 112.966142°W / 37.206207; -112.966142Coordinates: 37°12′22″N 112°57′58″W / 37.206207°N 112.966142°W / 37.206207; -112.966142 [1]
Geography
Bridge Mountain
Location in Utah
Bridge Mountain
Bridge Mountain (the US)
Location Zion National Park
Washington County, Utah
United States
Parent range Colorado Plateau
Topo map USGS Springdale East
Type of rock Navajo sandstone
Climbing
Easiest route Climbing

Bridge Mountain[2] is a 6,803 ft mountain made of Navajo Sandstone in Zion National Park in Washington County of Utah, United States. Bridge Mountain is located east of the park headquarters near the south entrance to Zion Canyon. Bridge Mountain was once originally named Crawford Mountain after the Crawford family who were early Mormon settlers in the canyon. But the name was officially changed to Bridge Mountain in 1934 when a natural bridge was discovered on Bridge Mountain. However, it was not a bridge, but actually a natural arch. For years, rangers in Zion Park told visitors that this was a natural bridge, hence the mountain's name.[3] A bridge is defined as a subtype of arch that is primarily water-formed. To avoid confusion, the National Park Service eventually named the span Crawford Arch. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the North Fork Virgin River.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bridge Mountain, Utah". Peakbagger.com.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bridge Mountain
  3. ↑ Zion Arches National Park Service.
Crawford Arch on Bridge Mountain
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