The Court of the Patriarchs in Zion National Park shows the magnificent erosional work of water, gravity, and time on the park's sandstone cliffs. These sheer cliff walls rise 700 to 2000 feet above the canyon floor, yet are less than a mile from Zion's Scenic Drive.
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