Red Arch Mountain

Red Arch Mountain is a 5,930-foot (1,810 m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States.

It is set on the east side of the North Fork Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this mountain.

[2] It is so named for a blind arch that formed in 1880 on the northwest face when a rock avalanche fell into the valley.

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.