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Zion Human History Museum

Zion Human History Museum, a museum in Utah
Zion Human History Museum, a museum in UtahKen Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Zion Human History Museum, a museum in Utah
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Zion Human History Museum, a museum in Utah
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Zion Human History Museum, a museum in Utah
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Zion Human History Museum, a museum in Utah
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Zion Human History Museum, a museum in Utah
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Zion Human History Museum is a museum in Utah, at a modelled elevation of 1,219 m. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the west, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Zion National Park, a attraction 0.7 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway runs past it.

About

The story

museum in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States

Dates from 1960.

Wikidata Q64221019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates37.20942, -112.98039

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 57
  • Rimrock Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Cabin Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Stave Spring (seasonal): 5.5 mi
  • Mystery Springs: 6.6 mi
  • Potato Hollow Springs: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Zion National Park: 0.7 mi
  • Zion Canyon Scenic Drive: 0.8 mi
  • Upper Emerald Pool: 3.4 mi
  • Middle Emerald Pool: 3.4 mi
  • Lower Emerald Pool: 3.4 mi
Parks: 38
  • Springdale Town Park: 1.4 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 10.2 mi
  • Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 10.8 mi
  • Virgin Town Park: 11.6 mi
  • Falls Park: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 13
  • Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 1.2 mi
  • Menu Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Double Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Barrier Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Mystery Canyon Falls: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 8
Ghost towns: 6
Museums: 3
  • Maynard Dixon Living History Museum: 17.8 mi
  • Silver Reef Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Moqui Cave: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Meditation Hut Arch: 15.7 mi
  • Double Arch Alcove: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Zion Human History Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The West TempleW 271°2,383 m2.2 mi
The East TempleENE 64°2,356 m1.8 mi
Church MesaNNW 348°2,250 m3.4 mi
Meridian TowerNW 323°2,233 m1.9 mi
Greatheart MesaNNW 340°2,232 m7.3 mi
Mount KinesavaWSW 254°2,186 m2.9 mi
The SundialW 278°2,184 m2.5 mi
Inclined TempleNNW 342°2,162 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:1019:44
June solstice06:1320:1720:56
September equinox07:2118:5619:30
December solstice07:4316:3817:19

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424652586879858376635141
Precip in2.02.12.01.20.80.21.11.61.21.21.21.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zion NP, under a mile away.

In the park

Inside the official boundary of Zion National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Jun.

NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1349598381

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