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Park · Utah · Colorado Plateau

Zion

What makes it unique

A slot canyon that runs north-south, which means the good light is bounced rather than direct and the season is set by water temperature and flow, not by air temperature.

Acreage147,243
National park since1919
Best lightOct – Nov
Visited2026
Terrain profile · W→E across Zion Canyon · 37.25°N · 4,281–7,133 ftElevation data · Open-Meteo

The photographs

16 selects
Narrows Trailhead, ZionNarrows Trailhead16mm · f/8 · 1/80s · ISO 100The Narrows, ZionThe Narrows23mm · f/4.5 · 1/60s · ISO 100The Narrows, ZionThe Narrows16mm · f/5.6 · 1/60s · ISO 100The Narrows, ZionThe Narrows35mm · f/8 · 1/20s · ISO 100The Narrows, ZionThe Narrows16mm · f/11 · 1/3s · ISO 160The Narrows, ZionThe Narrows20mm · f/8 · 1/5s · ISO 200The Narrows, ZionThe Narrows21mm · f/8 · 1/3s · ISO 64Zion, ZionZion18mm · f/5 · 1/60s · ISO 100Zion NP, ZionZion NP16mm · f/4.5 · 1/60s · ISO 100Overlook Canyon, ZionOverlook Canyon27mm · f/4 · 1/60s · ISO 125Overlook Canyon, ZionOverlook Canyon16mm · f/8 · 1/30s · ISO 200Rock Formations, ZionRock Formations87mm · f/6.3 · 1/160s · ISO 100Rock Formations, ZionRock Formations30mm · f/8 · 1/100s · ISO 64Rock Formations, ZionRock Formations16mm · f/8 · 1/100s · ISO 64Rock Formations, ZionRock Formations32mm · f/8 · 1/100s · ISO 64Checkerboard Mesa, ZionCheckerboard Mesa18mm · f/8 · 1/100s · ISO 64
Field notes

If you go

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A · When to go

Best for photography in Oct – Nov.

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B · Before you go
Access

Canyon shuttle is mandatory roughly March to November; private cars are allowed on the Scenic Drive in the winter gap. Angels Landing needs a rec.gov permit year-round.

Avoid

July and August: 100°F-plus on the canyon floor and monsoon flash-flood closures that shut the Narrows with little warning.

C · How I shot it

15 of 16 frames on the FE 16–35mm.

FE 16–35mm F4 ZA OSS15 of 16
FE 70–200mm F4 Macro G OSS II1 of 16
Most used16mm · 6 frames
Typical aperturef/5.6 – f/8
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