| Name: | Yovimpa Point | |||
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| Description: | The sections or steps in the Grand Staircase are named for the dominant color of rock. Yovimpa Point is on the top step known as the Pink Cliffs. Directly below are the Grey Cliffs. In the distance is Molly's Nipple, which is part of the White Cliffs. Looking down into distant canyons near the horizon, you can just make out some red rock underneath the White Cliffs. This red rock makes up the Vermilion Cliffs. Hidden from view but directly under the towering Vermilion Cliffs are the comparatively diminutive Chocolate Cliffs. The tree-covered hills that meet the horizon belong to the Kaibab Plateau—the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.
The Riggs Spring Loop Trail takes off from Yovimpa Point. This is a strenuous back country trail that plunges into the canyons below Yovimpa Point, completing a 7.5 mile loop between Rainbow and Yovimpa Points. To the north, the rest of the back country trail system called the Under-the-Rim Trail stretches 23 miles, eventually returning to the canyon rim at Bryce Point. Overnight travel in Bryce Canyon's Back Country requires a permit which can only be obtained at the Visitor Center. The much easier 0.8 mile Bristlecone Loop meanders through the forest atop this highest portion of the Park, passing by Bristlecone Pines up to 1,800-years-old. |
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| Category: | Any | |||
| Latitude: | 37.4742766 | |||
| Longtitude: | -112.2404549 | |||
| Proximity: | 25 | |||
| Audio: |
24brycecanyon_vo_yovimbapoint.mp3 |
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