SCENIC DESTINATION SAMPLE
A Sample Destination: CEDAR BREAKS NM
To demonstrate the format of all the featured destinations in this text, the so-named layered concept entails information presented in every destination starts with the most essential and graduates to in-depth details. Therefore, the reader chooses what to read or disregard (i.e., how much or how little to peruse). Even essential information is noteworthy and relates generic and informative facts. For those who want to know and learn more, that option is always available. Given the following Cedar Breaks example, simply apply the methodology to all other destinations in THE SCENIC ICONS OF THE SOUTHWEST text.
Location/Geography: Northern Utah. Iron County. Closet City or Town: Cedar City. Area: Unknown though considerably smaller than neighboring Bryce Canyon. Surrounded by Dixie National Forest. Western edge of the Markagunt Plateau.
Explanation: This information lists what it says––the geographic setting of the destination. Throughout this text, standard and metric measurements are included, as well as the genus of animals, plants, and trees.
Coordinates: 37.6424776°N 112.8488318°W (http://bit.ly/2aKmEJa)
Google images/maps: http://bit.ly/1pUN8rc
Geologic graphics/illustrations: http://bit.ly/1iEHIeR
Explanation: This text uses the shorter Bitly URL’s for including geographic coordinate websites, Google Images, maps, illustrations, and geologic charts (if needed); also, any other useful website that helps the reader. Think of Bitly websites as a standard URL heading (http://bit.ly/) followed by a 7-letter and/or numerical code (case sensitive). In this case, to see pictures of Sequoia National Park, dial in the 24C1TTU code (with the standard URL prefix included). For maps, geology charts, and anything else, the Bitly’s bring a certain color and perspective to the text. Since most people have access to the Internet via computers or smartphones, it’s easy to type in the prefix and the code and see what there is to see.
√ Spotlight: Hoodoos galore! A smaller version of though no less significant, Bryce Canyon. The colors are even brighter. The Markagunt Plateau's other gorgeous geologic gallery. Focus: geology and climate.
Explanation: Spotlight is an intended as a tourist team meaning what it implies: the most elemental information that enlightens the reader, but not too much. In other words, it’s the K.I.S. rule (Keep It Simple).
√ Snapshot: Cedar Breaks NM was established in 1933. Like the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, the monument is open from late May but closes in mid-October due to harsh winter snows, at least, this sector of Utah used to get inundated with hefty winter snowfall. During the relatively fewer warmer months, and because of the mean 10,000-foot (3,048 m) elevation, summer daytime temperatures are relatively cool, ranging anywhere from 60 to 70ºF (15.5 to 21ºC). Afternoon and evening thunderstorms are common. The monument is tucked into Utah's 800-square-mile (1,287 km²) Markagunt Plateau (a Southern Paiute word meaning highland of trees). Climatic conditions and Cedar Break's geology are ideal for the formation of its whimsical hoodoos, which are spire and totem-shaped pillars. Early settlers called this geologic setting a badlands or breaks. Their description eventually became the designation for this monument by combining breaks with cedar to represent the area's many juniper trees (genus Juniperus), which are often called “cedars.” Incidentally, the lodge at Cedar Breaks is considered the smallest of all lodges operating in a national park or monument.
Explanation: Here, again, a typical tourist term is used, which, in this case, provides the reader with additional essential information. In this case, more or less sound bytes and abbreviated sentence structure that makes it easier to peruse the information. The text is, therefore, “layered” from the most basic information to more advanced. The bonus of this text is what was stated from the outset: the reader chooses how much or how little to read in any given destination. In other words, some tourists, like readers, want only what’s essential while others desire learning/knowing more.
√ Guided Tour Essentials: The plateau's steep slope in this area provides a matching environment where faults and joints from compressional plate tectonic forces influence patterns of erosion. The consistent pattern of year-round weather also abets erosion. During cold months, a cycle of freezing and thawing loosens the slope surface, allowing debris to be carried away by runoff. The transported material then works on the softer rocks to create a vast array of gullies. The hard rock left behind is further eroded along its vertical cracks, which is also subject to a freezing and thawing cycle. This process is indeed perpetual. Moreover, such weathering conditions determine what carves the tall, thin columns protruding from the steep face of the monument. These whimsical formations should not be mistaken for pinnacles, spires or totem poles. Thus, more deserving of the odd name–hoodoos. These delicate formations also have protective caps composed of a more resistant rock. Each column is, therefore, more resistant to erosion compared to the relatively softer rock material below the cap. Cedar Break’s gaping amphitheater facade extends to the west side of the Markagunt Plateau. This is also the same plateau that forms sectors of Zion NP. The uplifting process and erosion have formed the canyon over millions of years, which continues to erode at a pace of about 2 inches (5.1 cm) every five years. On top of the plateau, volcanic rock, known as rhyolitic tuff, covers much of the area. The geologic event that formed this province of the Colorado Plateau happened during cataclysmic eruptions around 28 myr. Cedar Breaks is another form of badlands in the guise of a seeming canyon wall of strange and compelling eroded features. While boasting an aesthetic value to visitors, its features are of little utilitarian worth.
Note: "myr" is the standard symbol for millions of years ago.
Explanation: The rest of the more essential information is presented but in minimal detail. The reason for this is due to specialized sub-topics such as geology, more information about special plants and animals, human history, and so on. If hiking is a part of a national park or national monument, it follows this information is presented to the reader. In fact, various destinations in this replete and factual textbook feature such information, as well as bonus material when (and if) necessary. Notice the use of all genus names for all plant, tree, and animal species mentioned throughout the text. The reason for this is based on my many years as an interpretative instructor. Thus, not just pointing to scenery and features, but explaining the nuances beyond the images and show.
More Guided Tour Essentials––A Smaller Twin Of Bryce Canyon? The eroded rock here have features similar to those at Bryce Canyon, yet Cedar Breaks still has its distinct look and flair. At an average elevation of 10,000 feet (3,048 m), the contour of the monument’s facade is like a giant coliseum dropping precipitously to its base foundation. Millions of years of uplift and erosion have carved a gallery of majestic and delicate features. For anyone who has seen neighboring Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks looks very much like its matching and larger geologic sibling. However, the colors are more brilliant compared to Bryce. Southern Paiute Indians called this eccentric landscape the "Circle of Painted Cliffs." The name is well deserved. Situated higher in elevation than neighboring Bryce, Cedar Breaks boasts the most colorful monuments in North America due chiefly to a predominant pinkish pigmentation. The high, linear, and circled appearance is canyon-like in all respects, stretching across 3 miles (4.8 km). With a depth of over 2,000 feet (610 m) to the nearly 2 miles (3,000 m) in peak elevation above sea level, this is the highest monument in North America. Perhaps its most inspirational aspects are the myriad jutting columns, arches, pinnacles, and intricate smaller canyons etched below the corrugated frontage. The entire showcase of shapes is tinted with varying shades of red (or coral), yellow and purple. Surrounded by Dixie National Forest, Cedar Breaks setting includes lush alpine meadows clustered with ponderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa) and aspens (Populus tremuloides). During summer months, the wildflower display is spectacular.
Explanation: Sometimes there is more information to relate, but, again, not all at once. Hence, an addendum to what was just presented.
Geology: The exotic formations in the monument took time for nature to fashion though much less time than places like Canyonlands or the Grand Canyon. Roughly 60 million years old, the site where Cedar Breaks now stands was not the highest point in the region. In fact, it marked the very bottom of a lake, the so-called Lake Claron, whose 70-mile-long by 250-miles-wide (112 x 400 km) was comprised of gravel and sedimentary deposits. Later, and due to repetitive dry cycles that lasted some 26 million years, each cycle deposited new sedimentary material. In time, the basin of fresh water dried out, leaving only a desiccated impression in the landscape. Gradually, the layered materials compressed and congealed into various rock formations. Moreover, the formations rusted, which happens when iron, oxygen, and water combine to add the bright coral color in the sediments. These sediments mark the siltstone, sandstone and limestone deposits of the Claron Formation, matching the sedimentary face of Bryce Canyon. Over the eons, a gradual uplifting sequence began to form a single, large amphitheater. Erosion soon set in and meticulously fashioned an amazing display of hoodoos, as well as a mixed assortment of spires and pinnacles in all sizes. Thus, the materials are utterly primal (about 60 million years), yet the sculpting process is far more recent. These beguiling rock statues represent the ongoing fashioning of the Claron Formation, consisting of sandstone, limestone, dolomite (a form of limestone that contains magnesium) and siltstone material deposits. The layers also contain lignite, coal, and an abundance of fossils, including evidence of the lush Mesozoic Era when this region was tropical, and vastly different plants and animals flourished.
Explanation: Note the more in-depth information that’s presented to the reader, and only a reader who wants to learn about this subject. In this case, an abstract and overview of geology that’s not too difficult for most laymen to comprehend. Moreover, such material does require added grey matter to comprehend what is presented.
Repetitive Cycles Doing Repetitive Wonders: As appealing to the eye as this monument now appears, its assortment of geologic formations will ultimately turn to grains of sand. Presently, the backdrop reveals a unique crisscross design formed through a continuing freezing and thawing of hard winters. The process is will also continue until all the material is eroded. Rock formations, therefore, continue to be designed and redesigned by nature's artifice. When water seeps into fractures of the rocks, it dissolves the calcium carbonate holding smaller rock particles together. This chemical process of erosion is the benefit limestone affords to sandstone in particular. In cold weather, the water turns to ice as temperatures plummet, then the ice expands, pushing the fractures open again. Overnight freezing and daytime thawing are also common, occurring about two to three hundred times a year. Since different rocks are of varied hardness, erosion takes place at different rates––what geologists call the process of differential erosion. The erosion will continue until the entire Colorado Plateau Province is reduced to a nearly flat landscape, the same as it originally began (before being uplifted high into the atmosphere). Indeed, nothing ever lives forever, not even rocks of any hardness, including schist and granite.
Explanation: This subject matter can be construed as bonus material. Again, optional reading for those who are interested. Beyond the tripartite subject matter of geology, flora-fauna, and human history, some destinations feature similar bonus or special features. Therefore, anytime there is something unique about a destination, it will usually be mentioned under the “Bonus Material” or a “Special Features” heading.
Why The Striking Colors? The net result of the geologic foundation and uplifting is a vivid and picturesque backdrop. However, Cedar Breaks is not just a pretty pink frontage of rock formations and fabrication pleasing to the eye. Orange also dominates here, caused by trace amounts of iron oxide, which cause the pink or salmon color. The tinctured limestone from the Claron Formation is saturated with iron and manganese oxides, generating shades of red and pink and orange. Comparing the Cedar Breaks Claron Formation to Bryce Canyon, the Claron basement rock of Cedar Breaks is both thicker and more striking in color.
Explanation: Another example of special features or bonus material.
Flora–Fauna: Even this high in elevation wildlife is plentiful. From the larger mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) to the smaller porcupines (Hystricomorph Hystricidae), there is a lively diversity of wildlife: pikas (Ochotona), marmots (Marmota), red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), pocket gophers (Geomyidae), even mountain lions (Puma concolor aka “cougar” or “puma”) and bobcats (Lynx rufus). Common birds include the hearty Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana). The fast birds zipping by are violet-green swallows (Tachycineta thalassina). Of course, ubiquitous ravens (Corvus corax) and jays (crow family Corvidae) are common. Springtime arrives rather late here, starting in June. Nature's sign for the change of season is an awesome display of wildflowers covering the canyon rim. A variety of flowers blooms during the short growing season. The most common are larkspur (Delphinium species), silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus), Indian paintbrush (Castilleja), blue columbine (Aquilegia caerulea), penstemons (Scrophulariaceae family), asters (family Asteraceae), wild rose (Rosa acicularis), lavender fleabane (genus Erigeron), and cinquefoil (genus Potentilla). Verily, each genus creates a showy outdoor garden, as though each vies for the sunlight’s attention. Among larger plant life, the bristlecone pine (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus, subsection Balfourianae) show up along the Spectra Point Trail. These primal life forms, which represent a species of pine tree that lives longer than any known plant or tree, are found throughout the high country. Some local specimens are dated to as early as 1,600 years ago! Subalpine meadows also dot the canyon around the popular Alpine Pond and are within an easy hike from the road along a clear trail. Aspen (Populus tremuloides), Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii), subalpine fir trees and tall limber pine grow here in abundance.
Explanation: Like the section on geology, flora and fauna relative to Cedar Breaks requires more in-depth details, and for some destinations (i.r., Sequoia NP) there is a lot more information to cover. That being said, some featured places in this textbook are celebrated for all thing main topics (i.e., geology, flora and fauna, and human history) while others places are primarily one or the other. Consequently, the explanation of said destination sets its focus on one topic more than another. One other thing to point out is the previously mentioned genus listings. The reason various plants, trees, and animals genus’ are listed in any particular destination relates, again, to the “layered” format. Thus, not every reader will peruse all the information. It, therefore, follows a plant, tree or animal is mentioned in different parts of a featured destination that are explained. Therefore, the genus is always mentioned.
Note: In some cases, a destination such as Cedar Breaks is not relevant to human history. However, where human history essentials apply, then that subject matter is treated similarly to information regarding geology and natural history (flora-fauna).
Trails: There is one main trail along the rim and another through woodland to a sheltered pond. Spectra Point/Ramparts Overlook is an easy 2-mile (3.2 km) jaunt, starting from the Visitor Center, then heads along the cliff edge for a short distance. From there, the trail vectors to a high promontory that juts out into the southern part of the amphitheater. In contrast, the Alpine Ponds Trail has no major viewpoints of the rock formations. Instead, its pathway is suitably arboreal, in that it weaves through trees, meadows, flowers, including a wildlife habitat en route to a pool fed by melting snow. Just beyond the north edge of the monument a longer trail (Rattlesnake Creek) descends through forests of fir, spruce (genus Picea) and aspen (Populus tremuloides) into the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness. This sector is more remote and centers on a steep, narrow limestone ravine. Wildflowers are abundant along the path, especially in the upper part. The nature trail also offers occasional distant views of the Cedar Breaks cliffs, eventually descending into the red rock formations.
For similar subject matter, visit and read this destination in the text: BRYCE CANYON NP
Explanation: The purpose of providing such information is obvious. Mainly, to familiarize readers (and visitors) with enterprising things to do (in this case, hiking), and suggestions where to go. For some destinations featured in this textbook, there are national parks and monuments that can be visited dozens of times because there is so much to do and see. The same goes for hiking trails, and sometimes there are numerous options.
Directions: Traveling south on I-15, exit at Parowan, Utah, then take Hwy. 143 east. Traveling north on I-15, exit at Cedar City, Utah, then Hwy. 14 east for 18 miles (29 km), then Hwy. 148 north for 4 miles (6.4 km). Traveling north or south on Hwy. 89, either Hwy. 143 from Panguitch, or Hwy. 14 west to Hwy. 148 north. Cedar Breaks is 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Brian Head Ski Resort.
Contact Information: Cedar Breaks National Monument, 2390 W. Hwy. 56, Suite 11, Cedar City UT 84720. Phone (Cedar City Administrative Office): 435-586.9451. The Visitor Center (open early June to mid-October. Phone: 435-586-0787; Fax 586-3803
Explanation: Directions, as well as Contact Information, is essential for those who plan to visit a destination.
After this tour, try this recommended URL about this destination: http://1.usa.gov/1ongHo8
Explanation: In most cases, National Park and National Monument websites will be listed. The reason should be obvious since these sites are current and provide all the essential visitor information, including how to get there.
More Guided Tour Essentials––A Smaller Twin Of Bryce Canyon? The eroded rock here have features similar to those at Bryce Canyon, yet Cedar Breaks still has its distinct look and flair. At an average elevation of 10,000 feet (3,048 m), the contour of the monument’s facade is like a giant coliseum dropping precipitously to its base foundation. Millions of years of uplift and erosion have carved a gallery of majestic and delicate features. For anyone who has seen neighboring Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks looks very much like its matching and larger geologic sibling. However, the colors are more brilliant compared to Bryce. Southern Paiute Indians called this eccentric landscape the "Circle of Painted Cliffs." The name is well deserved. Situated higher in elevation than neighboring Bryce, Cedar Breaks boasts the most colorful monuments in North America due chiefly to a predominant pinkish pigmentation. The high, linear, and circled appearance is canyon-like in all respects, stretching across 3 miles (4.8 km). With a depth of over 2,000 feet (610 m) to the nearly 2 miles (3,000 m) in peak elevation above sea level, this is the highest monument in North America. Perhaps its most inspirational aspects are the myriad jutting columns, arches, pinnacles, and intricate smaller canyons etched below the corrugated frontage. The entire showcase of shapes is tinted with varying shades of red (or coral), yellow and purple. Surrounded by Dixie National Forest, Cedar Breaks setting includes lush alpine meadows clustered with ponderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa) and aspens (Populus tremuloides). During summer months, the wildflower display is spectacular.
Explanation: Sometimes there is more information to relate, but, again, not all at once. Hence, an addendum to what was just presented.
Geology: The exotic formations in the monument took time for nature to fashion though much less time than places like Canyonlands or the Grand Canyon. Roughly 60 million years old, the site where Cedar Breaks now stands was not the highest point in the region. In fact, it marked the very bottom of a lake, the so-called Lake Claron, whose 70-mile-long by 250-miles-wide (112 x 400 km) was comprised of gravel and sedimentary deposits. Later, and due to repetitive dry cycles that lasted some 26 million years, each cycle deposited new sedimentary material. In time, the basin of fresh water dried out, leaving only a desiccated impression in the landscape. Gradually, the layered materials compressed and congealed into various rock formations. Moreover, the formations rusted, which happens when iron, oxygen, and water combine to add the bright coral color in the sediments. These sediments mark the siltstone, sandstone and limestone deposits of the Claron Formation, matching the sedimentary face of Bryce Canyon. Over the eons, a gradual uplifting sequence began to form a single, large amphitheater. Erosion soon set in and meticulously fashioned an amazing display of hoodoos, as well as a mixed assortment of spires and pinnacles in all sizes. Thus, the materials are utterly primal (about 60 million years), yet the sculpting process is far more recent. These beguiling rock statues represent the ongoing fashioning of the Claron Formation, consisting of sandstone, limestone, dolomite (a form of limestone that contains magnesium) and siltstone material deposits. The layers also contain lignite, coal, and an abundance of fossils, including evidence of the lush Mesozoic Era when this region was tropical, and vastly different plants and animals flourished.
Explanation: Note the more in-depth information that’s presented to the reader, and only a reader who wants to learn about this subject. In this case, an abstract and overview of geology that’s not too difficult for most laymen to comprehend. Moreover, such material does require added grey matter to comprehend what is presented.
Repetitive Cycles Doing Repetitive Wonders: As appealing to the eye as this monument now appears, its assortment of geologic formations will ultimately turn to grains of sand. Presently, the backdrop reveals a unique crisscross design formed through a continuing freezing and thawing of hard winters. The process is will also continue until all the material is eroded. Rock formations, therefore, continue to be designed and redesigned by nature's artifice. When water seeps into fractures of the rocks, it dissolves the calcium carbonate holding smaller rock particles together. This chemical process of erosion is the benefit limestone affords to sandstone in particular. In cold weather, the water turns to ice as temperatures plummet, then the ice expands, pushing the fractures open again. Overnight freezing and daytime thawing are also common, occurring about two to three hundred times a year. Since different rocks are of varied hardness, erosion takes place at different rates––what geologists call the process of differential erosion. The erosion will continue until the entire Colorado Plateau Province is reduced to a nearly flat landscape, the same as it originally began (before being uplifted high into the atmosphere). Indeed, nothing ever lives forever, not even rocks of any hardness, including schist and granite.
Explanation: This subject matter can be construed as bonus material. Again, optional reading for those who are interested. Beyond the tripartite subject matter of geology, flora-fauna, and human history, some destinations feature similar bonus or special features. Therefore, anytime there is something unique about a destination, it will usually be mentioned under the “Bonus Material” or a “Special Features” heading.
Why The Striking Colors? The net result of the geologic foundation and uplifting is a vivid and picturesque backdrop. However, Cedar Breaks is not just a pretty pink frontage of rock formations and fabrication pleasing to the eye. Orange also dominates here, caused by trace amounts of iron oxide, which cause the pink or salmon color. The tinctured limestone from the Claron Formation is saturated with iron and manganese oxides, generating shades of red and pink and orange. Comparing the Cedar Breaks Claron Formation to Bryce Canyon, the Claron basement rock of Cedar Breaks is both thicker and more striking in color.
Explanation: Another example of special features or bonus material.
Flora–Fauna: Even this high in elevation wildlife is plentiful. From the larger mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) to the smaller porcupines (Hystricomorph Hystricidae), there is a lively diversity of wildlife: pikas (Ochotona), marmots (Marmota), red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), pocket gophers (Geomyidae), even mountain lions (Puma concolor aka “cougar” or “puma”) and bobcats (Lynx rufus). Common birds include the hearty Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana). The fast birds zipping by are violet-green swallows (Tachycineta thalassina). Of course, ubiquitous ravens (Corvus corax) and jays (crow family Corvidae) are common. Springtime arrives rather late here, starting in June. Nature's sign for the change of season is an awesome display of wildflowers covering the canyon rim. A variety of flowers blooms during the short growing season. The most common are larkspur (Delphinium species), silvery lupine (Lupinus argenteus), Indian paintbrush (Castilleja), blue columbine (Aquilegia caerulea), penstemons (Scrophulariaceae family), asters (family Asteraceae), wild rose (Rosa acicularis), lavender fleabane (genus Erigeron), and cinquefoil (genus Potentilla). Verily, each genus creates a showy outdoor garden, as though each vies for the sunlight’s attention. Among larger plant life, the bristlecone pine (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus, subsection Balfourianae) show up along the Spectra Point Trail. These primal life forms, which represent a species of pine tree that lives longer than any known plant or tree, are found throughout the high country. Some local specimens are dated to as early as 1,600 years ago! Subalpine meadows also dot the canyon around the popular Alpine Pond and are within an easy hike from the road along a clear trail. Aspen (Populus tremuloides), Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii), subalpine fir trees and tall limber pine grow here in abundance.
Explanation: Like the section on geology, flora and fauna relative to Cedar Breaks requires more in-depth details, and for some destinations (i.r., Sequoia NP) there is a lot more information to cover. That being said, some featured places in this textbook are celebrated for all thing main topics (i.e., geology, flora and fauna, and human history) while others places are primarily one or the other. Consequently, the explanation of said destination sets its focus on one topic more than another. One other thing to point out is the previously mentioned genus listings. The reason various plants, trees, and animals genus’ are listed in any particular destination relates, again, to the “layered” format. Thus, not every reader will peruse all the information. It, therefore, follows a plant, tree or animal is mentioned in different parts of a featured destination that are explained. Therefore, the genus is always mentioned.
Note: In some cases, a destination such as Cedar Breaks is not relevant to human history. However, where human history essentials apply, then that subject matter is treated similarly to information regarding geology and natural history (flora-fauna).
Trails: There is one main trail along the rim and another through woodland to a sheltered pond. Spectra Point/Ramparts Overlook is an easy 2-mile (3.2 km) jaunt, starting from the Visitor Center, then heads along the cliff edge for a short distance. From there, the trail vectors to a high promontory that juts out into the southern part of the amphitheater. In contrast, the Alpine Ponds Trail has no major viewpoints of the rock formations. Instead, its pathway is suitably arboreal, in that it weaves through trees, meadows, flowers, including a wildlife habitat en route to a pool fed by melting snow. Just beyond the north edge of the monument a longer trail (Rattlesnake Creek) descends through forests of fir, spruce (genus Picea) and aspen (Populus tremuloides) into the Ashdown Gorge Wilderness. This sector is more remote and centers on a steep, narrow limestone ravine. Wildflowers are abundant along the path, especially in the upper part. The nature trail also offers occasional distant views of the Cedar Breaks cliffs, eventually descending into the red rock formations.
For similar subject matter, visit and read this destination in the text: BRYCE CANYON NP
Explanation: The purpose of providing such information is obvious. Mainly, to familiarize readers (and visitors) with enterprising things to do (in this case, hiking), and suggestions where to go. For some destinations featured in this textbook, there are national parks and monuments that can be visited dozens of times because there is so much to do and see. The same goes for hiking trails, and sometimes there are numerous options.
Directions: Traveling south on I-15, exit at Parowan, Utah, then take Hwy. 143 east. Traveling north on I-15, exit at Cedar City, Utah, then Hwy. 14 east for 18 miles (29 km), then Hwy. 148 north for 4 miles (6.4 km). Traveling north or south on Hwy. 89, either Hwy. 143 from Panguitch, or Hwy. 14 west to Hwy. 148 north. Cedar Breaks is 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Brian Head Ski Resort.
Contact Information: Cedar Breaks National Monument, 2390 W. Hwy. 56, Suite 11, Cedar City UT 84720. Phone (Cedar City Administrative Office): 435-586.9451. The Visitor Center (open early June to mid-October. Phone: 435-586-0787; Fax 586-3803
Explanation: Directions, as well as Contact Information, is essential for those who plan to visit a destination.
After this tour, try this recommended URL about this destination: http://1.usa.gov/1ongHo8
Explanation: In most cases, National Park and National Monument websites will be listed. The reason should be obvious since these sites are current and provide all the essential visitor information, including how to get there.
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