Grapevine Wash

1963

2007

Description:

Plate 1439X. Grapevine Wash 1963 – 2007 Viewed east across Grapevine Wash in Cave Valley on the Lower Kolob Plateau in Zion National Park. Pinyon, juniper, oak, and other mountain brush species have increased. Sagebrush too has increased, especially on the abandoned field in the distance.

Photo Information:

Original photograph (Zion 8220) taken by Fred Bruek on June 16, 1963; retake by Charles E. Kay on June 21, 2007 - - Photo No. 5813-5. Original photograph held by the National Park Service, Zion National Park, Springdale, UT.

Vegetative Community:

Juniper, Mountain Brush, Sagebrush

Location:

South West: Section 16, Range 11 West, Township 40 South; UTM 313675 E, 4131196 N; elevation 5,833 ft.

January 2018