Cedar Breaks National Monument
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Contact Information:
2390 West Highway 56, Suite #11
Cedar City, UT 84720
435-586-9451
http://www.nps.gov/cebr/
Size: 6,155 acres
Location: In southwestern Utah. From I-15 southbound, take UT 143 east; from I-15 northbound, take UT 14 east for 18 miles, then UT 148 north for 4 miles.
Description: A huge natural amphitheater has eroded into the variegated Pink Cliffs (Wasatch Formation), 2,000 feet thick at this point. Millions of years of sedimentation, uplift and erosion have created a deep canyon of rock walls, fins, spires and columns, that spans some three miles.
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Geology programs are presented on the hour between 10 am and 5 pm daily, from late May through mid-October at the Point Supreme overlook. Evening campfire programs are presented at the campground amphitheater and begin at 9:00 each evening during the camping season (mid-June through Labor Day). lowers: The meadows at Cedar Breaks are full of a wide variety of wildflowers. Visitors are encouraged to bring a camera and a field guide to discover the beauty of alpine flowers.
Operating
Hours: From early June to early September, the
visitor center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. From Labor Day until
mid-October, it is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. All summer visitor
facilities are closed from mid-October through late May. The Cedar Breaks Scenic
Drive remains open to vehicular traffic until snow and heavy drifting occur,
normally anywhere from late October to early December. Please call 435-586-9451
to check the status of the road before traveling to Cedar Breaks during this
time. Winter recreational activities begin once there is sufficient snow depth
for cross-country ski, snowshoe, and snowmobile trails.
History: Proclaimed on August 22, 1933.
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