Timber Top Mountain

Timber Top Mountain
Timber Top Mountain, northwest aspect
Highest point
Elevation	8,055 ft (2,455 m)[1]
Prominence	1,335 ft (407 m)[1]
Parent peak	Horse Ranch Mountain (8,726 ft)[2]
Isolation	3.91 mi (6.29 km)[2]
Coordinates	37°25′26″N 113°10′45″W[1]
Geography
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Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Washington
Protected area	Zion National Park
Parent range	Colorado Plateau
Topo map	USGS Kolob Arch
Geology
Rock age	Jurassic
Rock type	Navajo sandstone
Climbing
Easiest route	class 5.11d Climbing[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[1] 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.

See also

• Mountains portal
• Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area
• Colorado Plateau

References

1. "Timber Top Mountain, Utah". Peakbagger.com.
2. "Timber Top Mountain - 8,055' UT". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Timber Top Mountain

Gallery

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  Timber Top Mountain with Shuntavi Butte
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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

External links

• Wikimedia Commons: Timber Top Mountain
• Zion National Park National Park Service
• Weather: Timber Top Mountain