Timber Top Mountain facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Timber Top Mountain |
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Timber Top Mountain, northwest aspect
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,055 ft (2,455 m) |
| Prominence | 1,335 ft (407 m) |
| Isolation | 3.91 mi (6.29 km) |
| Parent peak | Horse Ranch Mountain (8,726 ft) |
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 Timber Top Mountain
Location in Utah
Timber Top Mountain
Location in the United States
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| Location | Zion National Park Washington County, Utah, US |
| Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Kolob Arch |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Jurassic |
| Type of rock | Navajo sandstone |
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| Easiest route | class 5.11d Climbing |
Timber Top Mountain is an 8,055-foot (2,455 m) mountain summit located in the Kolob Canyons section of Zion National Park, in Washington County, Utah, United States. Its nearest higher neighbor is Horse Ranch Mountain, 3.9 mi (6.3 km) to the north-northeast, Nagunt Mesa is immediately north, and Tucupit Point is situated 2.8 mi (4.5 km) to the north. Timber Top Mountain is the second-highest peak in Zion Park, following only Horse Ranch Mountain. Walls of Navajo sandstone encircle this mesa-like feature, ranging from 400-ft high on along the south side, up to 2,000 feet on the north aspect. Kolob Arch is set on the lower southeast cliff of the mountain, and Shuntavi Butte forms the west tip of the mountain. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Timber Creek, which is within the Virgin River drainage basin.
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Timber Top Mountain, with Shuntavi Butte (7,080-ft} far right
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Timber Top Mtn
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Nagunt Mesa (left), Timber Top (center and right)
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Shuntavi Butte
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The July 2003 Timber Top Mountain fire was a lightning-ignited wildland fire that burned in mixed brush, fir and ponderosa pine
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