Rainbow Point

1966

2006

Description:

Plate 1252X. Rainbow Point 1966 – 2006 Viewed north from Rainbow Point down Black Birch Canyon in Bryce Canyon National Park. Pinyon, juniper, conifers, and mountain brush species have increased. Many of the older spruce, though, have recently been killed by insects and disease.

Photo Information:

U.S. Forest Service Photograph (unnumbered) taken by Robert L. Jacobsen on April 29, 1966; retake by Charles E. Kay on June 22, 2006 - - Photo No. 5660-16. Original photograph held in the range files on the Panguitch Ranger District, Dixie National Forest, Panguitch, UT.

Vegetative Community:

Pinyon, Juniper, Conifer, Mountain Brush

Location:

South West: Section 29, Range 4 West, Township 38 South; UTM 390400 E, 4148100 N; elevation 9,115 ft.

January 2018