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Cedar Breaks Amphitheater

Iron County, UT

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National Park Service monument: a huge natural amphitheater of pink-and-orange Claron Formation cliffs and hoodoos carved into the western Markagunt Plateau rim near Brian Head. High-elevation rim overlooks (Point Supreme and Chessman Ridge area) frame a condensed “Bryce-like” red-rock basin without the same crowds.

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RegionIron County, UT
Coordinates37.6369, -112.8291
UnitCedar Breaks National Monument
GeologyClaron Formation hoodoos
ElevationRim ~10,000+ ft
ManageNational Park Service

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