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Mountain of the Sun

Mountain of the Sun is a 6,722-foot (2,049 m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. Mountain of the Sun is situated immediately east of Court of the Patriarchs, and south of Zion Lodge, towering 2,500 feet above the lodge and the floor of Zion Canyon. It is set on the east side of the North Fork of the Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this mountain. Its neighbors include The Sentinel, Mount Spry, The East Temple, and Mount Moroni. This feature's name was officially adopted in 1934 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Climate
Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Mountain of the Sun. 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 , and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter. ==Gallery==
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File:Mountain of the Sun covering Twin Brothers.jpg|Mountain of the Sun (left) covering Twin Brothers (center), as seen from the north File:Mountain of the Sun, sky.jpg|from Zion Lodge File:Mountain of the Sun in Zion Canyon.jpg File:Mountain of Sun.jpg|From the southwest File:Navajo Sandstone cliffs (Lower Jurassic), Pine Creek Canyon, Zion National Park, sw Utah 4.jpg|From the southwest File:Zion Lodge, Zion National Park, Utah.jpg|Zion Lodge and Mountain of the Sun File:Mountain of the Sun, Virgin River.jpg|North aspect, with Virgin River File:Mountain of the Sun and Twin Brothers.jpg|Mountain of the Sun (centered) seen from SW with Twin Brothers (right) File:Twin Brothers from Deertrap.jpg|The East Temple, Twin Brothers, Mountain of the Sun (right of center) seen from the northeast on Deertrap Mountain ==See also==
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