ZFP Podcast: “Five in the Field”

A Look at the People, Places, and Forces of Nature that shape the Greater Zion Landscape

CEDAR BREAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT – Join our team member Stephani as she talks with Michael Plyler (Director of Field Programs) and Kathleen Gonder (Superintendent, Cedar Breaks National Monument) about Cedar Breaks National Monument. Learn where Cedar Breaks fits within the Grand Staircase and why it’s an important part of the Greater Zion Landscape.

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Relief map shows how Cedar Breaks sits atop the Maragunt Plateau east of Cedar City, Utah.

The Cedar Breaks amphitheater is bordered by a high alpine forest.

The Grand Staircase consists of rock layers found in the Grand Canyon (A), Zion (B-F) and Cedar Breaks / Bryce Canyon (G-H).

The first tourists to arrive by automobile at Cedar Breaks in 1921

Cedar Breaks was the first scenic stop for Union Pacific’s tour of southwestern parks. The old Cedar Breaks lodge is in the background.