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Nagunt Mesa

Utah

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Nagunt Mesa is a summit of 7,793 feet in the Zion Wilderness, part of Zion National Park in Utah, managed by the National Park Service. The nearest town is Kanarraville, about 7 miles away. For comfortable weather, aim for late spring or early fall. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Cedar City show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 77°F, with the summit running cooler than that station. Climbers will find Namaste Wall and South Fork about 0.8 miles away, and Kolob Canyon about a mile off. Hikers can head to the Kolob Arch Trail, roughly 2 miles from the summit.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

7,793 ft

Land manager

National Park Service

Elevation from USGS 3D Elevation Program terrain data (about 10 m resolution).

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Location

Nagunt Mesa

Utah

Name and location: U.S. Geological Survey, Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program. View the GNIS record.

Facts about this place

When to go

Best time to go: Apr–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 60–85°F and lows of 32–56°F.

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Cedar City 5e, UT weather station, 18 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan43° high20° low
  2. Feb45° high22° low
  3. Mar53° high27° low
  4. Apr60° high32° low
  5. May69° high40° low
  6. Jun80° high48° low
  7. Jul85° high56° low
  8. Aug84° high55° low
  9. Sep77° high47° low
  10. Oct65° high36° low
  11. Nov51° high27° low
  12. Dec42° high19° low

The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Nearest town
Kanarraville, Utah · 6.7 mi
Managed by
National Park Service

Source: Wilderness.net boundaries; NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1; USGS GNIS populated places

Conditions

Active alerts for Zion National Park as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: NPS Alerts API

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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