BY: DIEGO SALCEDO

ZION NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION

• ZION NATIONAL PARK is

located in Southern Utah.

• Its coordinates are 37012’09”N

112059’16” W

HOW ZION WAS FORMED• Layers of sand, mud, and gravel washed down

• These layers grew to be 10,000 feet thick

• Minerals soaked into Zion’s layers

• These minerals helped Zion get its colors

• The stone shifted up to form mountains

• The new mountains caused rivers to erode the layers

• Deep canyons were formed by the running water

• These rivers are still eroding today

NATURAL STRUCTURES• Arches

• Natural bridges

• Canyons

• Goose necks

• Mountains

PICTURES

ANIMALSGround

• Snakes, Lizards, Desert tortoise, Gila monster

Canyons

• Coyotes, Mountain lions, Bob cats Bighorn sheep, Elks, Black bears,

Valleys

• Foxes, Weasels, Skunks, Raccoons

Sky

• Bats, Birds, Golden eagles, Canyon wrens

PICTURES

PLANTSMountain

• Ferns, Mosses, Wildflowers

Canyons

• Trees, Oak, Maple, Cottonwood, Birch

Little water areas

• Yucca, Prickly pear cactus

PICTURES

WEATHERSpring

• Mild temperatures, Wildflowers start to bloom

Summer

• Temperatures over 1o0 degrees

Fall

• Clear, Cool, colder in late fall

Winter

• Cool, snow, temperatures below freezing

PICTURES

ACTIVITIES• Hiking

• Horse riding

• Bike riding

• Rock climing

PICTURES

PARK ISSUES• Overcrowding

• Workers needed

• Feeding animals

• Deer injure people, when this happens deer must be killed

• Park workers teach visitors about safety, plants and animals

• Also what they can do and what they cant do

BIBLIOGRAPHY• Zion Book

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