Earth:The Organ (Zion)

The Organ
The Organ
	The Organ seen from the north
Highest point
Elevation	5,080 ft (1,550 m)
Prominence	320 ft (98 m)
Parent peak	Angels Landing (5,790 ft)
Isolation	0.25 mi (0.40 km)
Coordinates	[ ⚑ ] : 37°16′15″N 112°56′37″W / 37.2709548°N 112.9435175°W
Geography
	The Organ Location of The Organ in Utah The Organ The Organ (the United States)
Location	Zion National Park; Washington County, Utah; United States
Parent range	Colorado Plateau
Topo map	USGS Temple of Sinawava
Geology
Age of rock	Jurassic
Type of rock	Navajo sandstone
Climbing
Easiest route	class 5.6 climbing

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.^[2] The Organ is situated in the Big Bend at the north end of Zion Canyon, rising 700-feet (213 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.^[3] This geographical feature's descriptive name was officially adopted in 1934 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.^[2]

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.^[4]