Zion Canyon 3D terrain model

Utah, USA

3D terrain model of Zion Canyon with satellite imagery

About this model

The North Fork of the Virgin River has cut Zion Canyon deep into red and cream Navajo sandstone, with walls rising some 600 m above the valley floor. Angels Landing and the Great White Throne stand out clearly in 3D.

The frame is 10 km across, centred on 37.2700° N, 112.9500° W. Open it in the editor to change the style, exaggerate the height, turn it into a circle, or move the frame — then download it for your 3D printer, as a poster or as a 360° video.

Elevation

Highest point
2,265 m7,431 ft
Lowest point
1,239 m4,065 ft
Relief
1,026 mtop to bottom
Average height
1,878 macross the frame
Area
10 × 10 km100 km²
Highest point at
37.2358° N, 112.9991° Wfrom the elevation data

Measured on the same elevation grid as the model (Terrain Tiles, AWS Open Data). Summit heights can read a little lower than surveyed ones because each sample averages a small area.