Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah

Text And Photography By Mark Wilcox

Updated October 19, 2018

Cedar Breaks National Monument is loosely sandwiched between two southwestern Utah national parks—Zion and Bryce Canyon. It towers 2,000 and 4,000 feet above these parks, respectively. The monument lies 22 miles west of Cedar City, Utah, about 60 miles east of Bryce Canyon, and about 80 miles north of Zion.

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Originally Published December 1, 2005

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