Three Patriarchs
Photo by Ansel Adams
Abraham Peak, Isaac Peak, and Mount Moroni (Jacob Peak behind Mt. Moroni)
The Three Patriarchs (formerly known as the Three Wise Men) is a set of three sandstone monoliths on the west side of Zion Canyon in Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States.[1][2] The three main peaks were named by Frederick Fisher in 1916 for the biblical figures Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.[3][4] The Court of the Patriarchs is the cliff that runs along the south face of the Three Partiarchs.
Climate
[edit]Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit th Three 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.[5]
Gallery
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Sunrise from Deertrap Mountain. Three Patriarchs centered down below. Mountain of the Sun foreground left, November 2016 -
The morning light begins the thaw on Abraham Peak, the tallest of three peaks together known as Court of the Patriarchs, January 2012 -
Jacob Peak, south aspect, June 2007
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See also
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- List of Mountains in Utah
- Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area
- Abraham Peak
- Isaac Peak
- Jacob Peak
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Three Patriarchs
- ^ Holder, Allen (9 December 2007). "Zion National Park is a little slice of heaven". Deseret News. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Kay, Ron (2008). Ron Kay's Guide to Zion National Park: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Zion National Park But Didn't Know who to Ask. pp. 90–92. ISBN 9780881507928.
- ^ Powell, Eyre (21 December 1919). "New National Park, Zion Canyon". The New York Times.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Three Patriarchs (Zion National Park) at Wikimedia Commons
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