The Organ (Zion National Park)

The Organ is a 5,080-foot (1,550 m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States.[2] The Organ is situated in the Big Bend at the north end of Zion Canyon, rising 700 feet (210 meters) above the canyon floor and the North Fork of the Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this rock. Neighbors include The Great White Throne, Cathedral Mountain, Angels Landing, Observation Point, and Cable Mountain. The Organ is believed to have been named by Claud Hirschi and Ethelbert Bingham, residents of Rockville, on their 1916 trip with Methodist Minister Frederick Vining Fisher, who also named geographical formations in Zion.[3] This geographical feature's descriptive name was officially adopted in 1934 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]

The Organ
The Organ seen from the north
Highest point
Elevation5,080 ft (1,550 m)[1]
Prominence320 ft (98 m)[1]
Parent peakAngels Landing (5,790 ft)
Isolation0.25 mi (0.40 km)[1]
Coordinates37°16′15″N 112°56′37″W[2]
Geography
The Organ is located in Utah
The Organ
The Organ
Location of The Organ in Utah
The Organ is located in the United States
The Organ
The Organ
The Organ (the United States)
LocationZion National Park
Washington County, Utah
United States
Parent rangeColorado Plateau
Topo mapUSGS Temple of Sinawava
Geology
Age of rockJurassic
Type of rockNavajo sandstone
Climbing
Easiest routeclass 5.6 climbing[1]

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit The Organ. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below 32 °F (0 °C), and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.[4]

  • The Organ centered. The Great White Throne (left)
    The Organ centered. The Great White Throne (left)
  • View from the Observation Point Trail, The Organ centered
    View from the Observation Point Trail, The Organ centered
  • The Organ (left), Angels Landing (right)
    The Organ (left), Angels Landing (right)
  • The Organ
    The Organ
  • The Organ in bullseye
    The Organ in bullseye
  • The Organ seen from Angels Landing trail
    The Organ seen from Angels Landing trail
  • The Organ centered. Cable Mountain left, The Great White Throne right
    The Organ centered. Cable Mountain left, The Great White Throne right
  • The Organ centered. The Great White Throne (upper left)
    The Organ centered. The Great White Throne (upper left)
  • East aspect
    East aspect

See also

References
  1. "Organ, The - 5,080' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: The Organ
  3. National Park Service nps.gov/zion
  4. "Zion National Park, Utah, USA - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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