Meridian Tower
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Meridian Tower rises to 2,233 m in Utah. The West Temple stands 2,383 m to the southwest, 1.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bee Hive, a peak 0.9 miles away. Zion Park Scenic Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
Meridian Tower is a 7,340-foot (2,240 m) Navajo Sandstone mountain in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States, that is part of the Towers of the Virgin
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q49049249, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2233 m
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Zion Park Scenic Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Mt Carmel Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Markaquant High Plateau Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Watchman Overlook · 2 mi
- Canyon Overlook · 3 mi
- Pullout · 4 mi
- Pullout · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bee Hive: 0.9 mi
- Altar of Sacrifice: 1.0 mi
- The Sentinel: 1.1 mi
- Abraham Peak: 1.5 mi
- Second Mary: 1.6 mi
- Cabin Spring: 4.3 mi
- Rimrock Spring: 5.7 mi
- Stave Spring (seasonal): 5.7 mi
- Mystery Springs: 5.7 mi
- Potato Hollow Springs: 6.2 mi
- Zion Canyon Scenic Drive: 1.7 mi
- Zion National Park: 2.2 mi
- Upper Emerald Pool: 2.6 mi
- Middle Emerald Pool: 2.8 mi
- Lower Emerald Pool: 2.8 mi
- Springdale Town Park: 2.5 mi
- Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 9.6 mi
- Red Bull Rampage Bike Park: 10.2 mi
- Virgin Town Park: 10.6 mi
- Falls Park: 11.6 mi
- The Streaked Wall: 1.1 mi
- Hurricane Cliffs: 14.1 mi
- Hurricane Cliffs: 15.5 mi
- Meeks Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Hurricane Cliffs: 16.2 mi
- Lower Pine Creek Waterfall: 2.4 mi
- Double Falls: 3.7 mi
- Barrier Falls: 3.8 mi
- Menu Falls: 4.6 mi
- Mystery Canyon Falls: 5.6 mi
- Grafton: 6.3 mi
- Powell Plaque: 8.3 mi
- The Windlass: 11.8 mi
- Pit-house: 15.8 mi
- (WIP) Entry Monument: 16.7 mi
- Northrop: 4.8 mi
- Grafton: 6.2 mi
- Adventure: 6.2 mi
- Duncan's Retreat: 8.0 mi
- Silver Reef: 20.2 mi
- Zion Human History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Maynard Dixon Living History Museum: 18.7 mi
- Silver Reef Museum: 20.2 mi
- Meditation Hut Arch: 17.3 mi
- Double Arch Alcove: 18.0 mi
- Kanarraville North Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Kanarraville South Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Meridian Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The West Temple | SW 217° | 2,383 m | 1.8 mi |
| The East Temple | ESE 104° | 2,356 m | 2.8 mi |
| Church Mesa | NNE 13° | 2,250 m | 1.9 mi |
| North Guardian Angel | NNW 332° | 2,249 m | 6.7 mi |
| Greatheart Mesa | NNW 346° | 2,232 m | 5.5 mi |
| Northgate Peaks | NNW 333° | 2,215 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Kinesava | SW 216° | 2,186 m | 2.9 mi |
| The Sundial | SW 229° | 2,184 m | 1.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:38 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 68 | 79 | 85 | 83 | 76 | 63 | 51 | 41 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zion NP, 2 mi away.
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).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1430230 — Meridian Tower, Washington County, Utah.
OpenStreetMap element node/356673655
Day trips start here
- Zion National Park · 5 mi
- Mount Carmel Junction · 18 mi
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