Tucupit Point facts for kids
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Tucupit Point from Taylor Creek Trail, May 2015
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,698 ft (2,346 m) NAVD 88 |
| Prominence | 138 ft |
| Naming | |
| Native name | [Wildcat Point] Error: {{native name}}: unrecognized language tag: Paiute (help) (language?) |
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 Tucupit Point
Location in Utah
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| Location | Washington County, Utah, U.S. |
Tucupit Point is a prominent sandstone pinnacle in the Kolob Canyons area of Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States.
Description
The formation lays off of Taylor Creek Trail, and rises with a prominence of 138 feet. The pinnacle - visible from U.S. Route 40 to the west - has been the subject of numerous photographs. American artist Thomas Moran viewed the pinnacle in 1873 while travelling south from Salt Lake City, with the artist later rendering a famous watercolor of the feature. The pinnacle was then named "Colburn's Butte" after Justin Colburn, a correspondent for the New York Times travelling with Moran; it would later be renamed Tucupit Point, "Tucupit" being the Paiute word for wildcat.
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