Lady Mountain

Lady Mountain is a 6,945-foot (2,117 m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States.[3] Lady Mountain is situated immediately west of Zion Lodge, towering over 2,700-feet (820 meters) above the lodge and the floor of Zion Canyon. It is set on the west side of the North Fork Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this mountain. Its neighbors include Mount Majestic, Cathedral Mountain, The Great White Throne, Red Arch Mountain, Mountain of the Sun, Mount Moroni, Castle Dome, and The Sentinel. This feature was called "Cliff Dwelling Mountain" and "Mount Zion" before the Lady Mountain name was officially adopted in 1934 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[3] It is so named for markings of which early visitors saw a resemblance to a lady's face. In 1925 the park service constructed a climbing "trail" with cables and ladders to the summit, one of the first in the park, but it was later deconstructed due to numerous rescues and fatalities.[4]

Lady Mountain
East aspect, from Zion Lodge
Highest point
Elevation6,945 ft (2,117 m) [1]
Prominence305 ft (93 m) [1]
Parent peakPoint 7180[2]
Isolation0.84 mi (1.35 km) [2]
Coordinates37°15′15″N 112°57′59″W [1]
Geography
Lady Mountain
Location in Utah
Lady Mountain
Lady Mountain (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 5.4 climbing[2]

Climate

Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Lady Mountain. 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.[5]

  • From northeast, featuring the North Face
  • Looking up at North Face from Emerald Pools trail
  • Jacob, Lady Mountain, The Spearhead
  • North face
  • Lady Mountain from Zion Lodge
  • From northeast, with Virgin River
  • Lady Mountain
  • Jacob and Lady from Zion Lodge
  • Jacob and Lady from Zion Lodge
  • Lady Mountain centered
  • Looking west, Jacob centered, Lady to right, Moroni lower left
  • Jacob and Lady

See also

References
  1. "Lady Mountain, Utah". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Lady Mountain - 6,945' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lady Mountain
  4. James Kaiser, Zion: The Complete Guide, 1st Edition, 2019, Destination Press, ISBN 978-1940754-40-6
  5. "Zion National Park, Utah, USA - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data". Weather Atlas. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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