| Eagle Crags | |
| Elevation Ft: | 6380 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence Ft: | 400 |
| Isolation Mi: | 1.80 |
| Parent Peak: | Lower Mountain (6,780 ft) |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Country: | United States |
| Region Type: | County |
| Map: | Utah#USA |
| Map Size: | 230 |
| Label Position: | top |
| Coordinates: | 37.1278°N -113.0122°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| Topo: | USGS Springdale West |
Eagle Crags is a 6380feet elevation summit located in the Canaan Mountain Wilderness of Washington County in southwest Utah, United States.[2]
Eagle Crags is situated 2.5miles southeast of Rockville and 2.5 miles south of Zion National Park, and can be seen from Utah State Route 9. Topographic relief is significant as it rises 2800feet in two miles on its north side above the Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this mountain. Its nearest higher neighbor is Lower Mountain, 2miles to the south, Shunesburg Mountain is four miles to the northeast, and Smithsonian Butte is four miles to the west-southwest. The uppermost part of this mountain is composed of light-colored Jurassic Navajo Sandstone which overlays the deep-red sandstone of the Kayenta Formation. Access is via the 2.8 mile Eagle Crags Trail which passes through pinyon–juniper woodland, sagebrush, blackbrush, yucca, and cacti as it gains 900 feet of elevation to the base of the sandstone pinnacles, spires, and crags.[3] Views from the trail include Mount Kinesava, Johnson Mountain, and other landmarks within Zion National Park.[4] This geographical feature's name was officially adopted in 1934 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.[2]
Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Eagle Crags. 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, and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than 10abbr=offNaNabbr=off of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.[5]