Jailhouse Rock is a 6,123-foot (1,866-meter) elevation summit located in Capitol Reef National Park, in Wayne County of Utah, United States.[2] This remote iconic monolith is situated 9 mi (14 km) north of the park's visitor center, and 4 mi (6.4 km) south of Temples of the Sun and Moon, in the South Desert of the park's North (Cathedral Valley) District. South Desert is a long, narrow valley that runs parallel to the strike of the Waterpocket Fold monocline. Cathedral Valley was so named in 1945 by Charles Kelly, first superintendent of Capitol Reef National Monument, because the valley's sandstone monoliths reminded early explorers of ornate, Gothic cathedrals, with fluted walls, alcoves, and pinnacles.[3] Jailhouse Rock rises 500 feet (150 meters) above its surrounding terrain, and can be seen from the Lower South Desert Overlook, which is 15 miles northwest of Highway 24 via the Hartnet Road.[4] The hiking approach to the base of this large promontory rising from the valley floor is made from the Lower South Desert Overlook via a switchback trail until it disappears along the valley floor.[5] Precipitation runoff from this feature is drained by Deep Creek, a tributary of the Fremont River, which in turn is within the Colorado River drainage basin.
Jailhouse Rock is composed of reddish Entrada Sandstone with a hard, grayish-green sandstone and siltstone Curtis Formation layer caprock which protects it from erosion.[6] The sandstone, which was originally deposited as sandy mud on a tidal flat, is believed to have formed about 160 million years ago during the Jurassic period as a giant sand sea, the largest in Earth's history.[7] Long after these sedimentary rocks were deposited, the Colorado Plateau was uplifted relatively evenly, keeping the layers roughly horizontal, but Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold, a classic monocline, which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide Orogeny.[8]
Jailhouse Rock from the northeast
Climate
Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Jailhouse Rock. 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 32 °F (0 °C), and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than 10 inches (250 millimeters) of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.
jailhouse, rock, utah, jailhouse, rock, foot, meter, elevation, summit, located, capitol, reef, national, park, wayne, county, utah, united, states, this, remote, iconic, monolith, situated, north, park, visitor, center, south, temples, moon, south, desert, pa. Jailhouse Rock is a 6 123 foot 1 866 meter elevation summit located in Capitol Reef National Park in Wayne County of Utah United States 2 This remote iconic monolith is situated 9 mi 14 km north of the park s visitor center and 4 mi 6 4 km south of Temples of the Sun and Moon in the South Desert of the park s North Cathedral Valley District South Desert is a long narrow valley that runs parallel to the strike of the Waterpocket Fold monocline Cathedral Valley was so named in 1945 by Charles Kelly first superintendent of Capitol Reef National Monument because the valley s sandstone monoliths reminded early explorers of ornate Gothic cathedrals with fluted walls alcoves and pinnacles 3 Jailhouse Rock rises 500 feet 150 meters above its surrounding terrain and can be seen from the Lower South Desert Overlook which is 15 miles northwest of Highway 24 via the Hartnet Road 4 The hiking approach to the base of this large promontory rising from the valley floor is made from the Lower South Desert Overlook via a switchback trail until it disappears along the valley floor 5 Precipitation runoff from this feature is drained by Deep Creek a tributary of the Fremont River which in turn is within the Colorado River drainage basin Jailhouse RockJailhouse Rock northeast aspectHighest pointElevation6 123 ft 1 866 m 1 Prominence503 ft 153 m 1 Parent peakPoint 6220 1 Isolation0 60 mi 0 97 km 1 Coordinates38 24 07 N 111 13 10 W 38 4020524 N 111 2193556 W 38 4020524 111 2193556 Coordinates 38 24 07 N 111 13 10 W 38 4020524 N 111 2193556 W 38 4020524 111 2193556 2 GeographyJailhouse RockLocation in UtahShow map of UtahJailhouse RockJailhouse Rock the United States Show map of the United StatesLocationCapitol Reef National ParkWayne County Utah USParent rangeColorado PlateauTopo mapUSGS Fruita NWGeologyAge of rockJurassicType of rockEntrada Sandstone Curtis FormationClimbingEasiest routeclass 5 x climbing 1 Contents 1 Geology 2 Climate 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeology EditJailhouse Rock is composed of reddish Entrada Sandstone with a hard grayish green sandstone and siltstone Curtis Formation layer caprock which protects it from erosion 6 The sandstone which was originally deposited as sandy mud on a tidal flat is believed to have formed about 160 million years ago during the Jurassic period as a giant sand sea the largest in Earth s history 7 Long after these sedimentary rocks were deposited the Colorado Plateau was uplifted relatively evenly keeping the layers roughly horizontal but Capitol Reef is an exception because of the Waterpocket Fold a classic monocline which formed between 50 and 70 million years ago during the Laramide Orogeny 8 Jailhouse Rock from the northeastClimate EditSpring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Jailhouse Rock According to the Koppen 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 32 F 0 C and at least 50 of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer This desert climate receives less than 10 inches 250 millimeters of annual rainfall and snowfall is generally light during the winter Jailhouse RockSee also Edit Mountains portal Colorado Plateau Geology of the Capitol Reef areaReferences Edit a b c d e Jailhouse Rock 6 123 UT listsofjohn com Retrieved 2020 10 27 a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Jailhouse Rock Peter Massey Jeanne Wilson Utah Trails Central Region 2006 Adler Publishing Company page 106 Ron Adkison Utah s National Parks Hiking Camping and Vacationing in Utah s Canyon Country 2001 Wilderness Press page 186 Peter Massey Jeanne Wilson Utah Trails Central Region 2006 Adler Publishing Company page 109 North Cathedral Valley District National Park Service Capitol Reef National Park National Park Service Capitol Reef Geology NPS govExternal links EditCapitol Reef National Park National Park Service Weather Forecast Jailhouse Rock Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jailhouse Rock Utah amp oldid 1142786514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
