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Paria Point

Utah

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Paria Point is a summit of about 7,631 feet in Washington County, Utah, inside Zion National Park and the Zion Wilderness. The National Park Service manages the land, and the nearest town is Kanarraville, about 5.6 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. That station sits well below the summit, so temperatures up here run cooler. As of October 2026, park-wide alerts for Zion National Park include a caution about toxic cyanobacteria in rivers, streams and pools, along with road construction on the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway. These notices cover the whole park rather than this summit specifically, and they can change. Kolob Canyon and the South Fork of Taylor Creek Trail both lie within about half a mile. The Kolob Arch Trail is about 3.1 miles away.

Summit Facts

Summit elevation

7,631 ft

Land manager

National Park Service

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

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Location

Paria Point

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, 17 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 1,200 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 · 5.6 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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