A huge natural amphitheater has been eroded out of the variegated Pink Cliffs (Claron Formation) near Cedar City, Utah.  Millions of years of sedimentation, uplift and erosion have created a deep canyon of rock walls, fins, spires and columns, that spans some three miles and is over 2,000 feet deep.  The rim of the canyon is over 10,000 feet above sea level, and is forested with islands of Englemann spruce, subalpine fir and aspen; separated by broad meadows of brilliant summertime wild flowers.  

Don’t pass up an opportunity to travel from Panguitch to Cedar Breaks along route 143.  Especially beautiful in the fall with the quakies full of golden leaves, this monument is an abundance of color and beauty.  

Cedar Breaks National Monument is located 32 miles from Panguitch, Utah.