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The Organ is a 5,080-foot (1,550 m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. The Organ is situated in the Big Bend at the north end of Zion Canyon, rising 700 feet (210 meters) above the canyon floor and the North Fork of the Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this rock. Neighbors include The Great White Throne, Cathedral Mountain, Angels Landing, Observation Point, and Cable Mountain. The Organ is
believed to have been named by Claud Hirschi and Ethelbert Bingham, residents of Rockville, on their 1916 trip with Methodist Minister Frederick Vining Fisher, who also named geographical formations in Zion. This geographical feature's descriptive name was officially adopted in 1934 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.




Climate


Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit The Organ. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below 32 °F (0 °C), and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.




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See also


Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area
Colorado Plateau




References






External links



Zion National Park National Park Service
Localized weather forecast
The Organ rock climbing: mountainproject.com

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• The Organ (Zion National Park)
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• Observation Point (Zion National Park)
• Cathedral Mountain (Zion National Park)
• Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra
• The Pulpit (Zion National Park)
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• Temple Beth Zion (Buffalo, New York)
• Mountain of Mystery (Zion National Park)
• Cable Mountain