Cedar Breaks National Monument near Cedar City, Utah

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Cedar Breaks National Monument is a National Monument located in the state of Utah near Cedar City. Cedar Breaks is a natural amphitheater, stretching across 3 miles ( km), with a depth of over 2,000 feet (610 m). The elevation of the rim of the amphitheater is over 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above sea level. The eroded rock of the amphitheater is more eroded, but otherwise similar to formations at Bryce Canyon National Park, Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest and select areas of Cedar Mountain (SR-14). Because of its elevation, snow often makes parts of the park inaccessible to vehicles from October through May. Its rim visitor center is open from June through October. Several hundred thousand people visit this spectacular wonder annually. The monument area is the headwaters of Mammoth Creek, a tributary of the Sevier River.

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Location: Cedar Breaks National Monument, near Cedar City, Utah
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