The Organ (Zion National Park)
| The Organ | |
|---|---|
The Organ seen from the north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,080 ft (1,550 m) |
| Prominence | 320 ft (98 m) |
| Parent peak | Angels Landing (5,790 ft) |
| Isolation | 0.25 mi (0.40 km) |
| Coordinates | 37°16′15″N 112°56′37″W / 37.2709548°N 112.9435175°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Washington |
| Protected area | Zion National Park |
| Parent range | Colorado Plateau |
| Topo map | USGS Temple of Sinawava |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Jurassic |
| Rock type | Navajo sandstone |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | class 5.6 climbing |
The Organ is a 5,080-foot (1,550 m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. The Organ is situated in the Big Bend at the north end of Zion Canyon, rising 700 feet (210 meters) above the canyon floor and the North Fork of the Virgin River which drains precipitation runoff from this rock. Neighbors include The Great White Throne, Cathedral Mountain, Angels Landing, Observation Point, and Cable Mountain. The Organ is believed to have been named by Claud Hirschi and Ethelbert Bingham, residents of Rockville, on their 1916 trip with Methodist Minister Frederick Vining Fisher, who also named geographical formations in Zion. This geographical feature's descriptive name was officially adopted in 1934 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.