The Court of the Patriarchs is a sandstone cliff on the south face of the Three Patriarchs in Zion Canyon in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States.[1][2]
Climate
editSpring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit the Court of the Patriarchs. 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.[3]
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Court of the Patriarchs
- ^ Holder, Allen (9 December 2007). "Zion National Park is a little slice of heaven". Deseret News. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "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.
External links
editMedia related to Court of the Patriarchs at Wikimedia Commons
37°14′14″N 112°57′54″W / 37.2372044°N 112.9649401°W
