Zion-Mount Carmel Highway (State Rt. 9 connector) closed until further notice.
SPRINGDALE, UT – The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway was closed the evening of March 2, 2019, after reports of an active rockslide on the switchbacks below the tunnel. The area was assessed in the morning of March 3, 2019. A retaining wall failed and eight feet of the road is severely undercut east of the 1st switchback. The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway and Tunnel from the East Entrance to Canyon Junction, is closed until further notice.
Due to this storm, access to Canyon Overlook Trail, near the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel, is closed. Several canyonneering routes have also been closed because they are normally accessed from the closed road. These include Keyhole, Canyon Overlook, Pine Creek, Spry, Clear Creek, Fat Man’s Misery, and Lodge Canyons. The East Rim Trail head is accessible from Zion’s East Entrance. Staff are currently checking trail conditions on the remaining trails.
Alternate east and west driving routes are available via Highway 59 from Hurricane, Utah to Fredonia, Arizona and Highway 14 from Cedar City, Utah to Long Valley Junction and Highway 89. People coming from Interstate 15 to the Park may access the Park as usual by traveling east on State Route 9 through Springdale. All Park facilities including the visitor center, museum, campgrounds, and shuttle buses are open and operating as normal in Zion Canyon. The Kolob Canyons facilities and Kolob Terrace are open as usual.
Visitors should expect trail closures. The Kayenta Trail and Upper Emerald Pools Trail remain closed due to a landslide that has continued to settle since July, 2018. The East Rim Trail, as well as total access to Hidden Canyon and access from the main canyon to Observation Point, remain closed due to a landslide and an unstable overhanging boulder since January, 2019.
This year (October 1, 2018- March 3, 2019), Zion Canyon has received 10.12 inches of precipitation. In comparison, during the same time period one year ago, the same area received 2.77 inches of precipitation.
Para los que digan: y eso a que se refiere? Pues a que está cerrada la carretera desde Springdale al parque (la Oeste) que te llevaria a Bryce. En la imagen se ve mejor. Los accesos a la zona del Cañón (The Narrows, Angels Landing) siguen abiertos, pero hay muchos trails cerrados. Sobre todo tenedlo en cuenta a la hora de ir de un parque a otro.
Zion-Mount Carmel Highway (State Rt. 9 connector) closed until further notice.
SPRINGDALE, UT – The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway was closed the evening of March 2, 2019, after reports of an active rockslide on the switchbacks below the tunnel. The area was assessed in the morning of March 3, 2019. A retaining wall failed and eight feet of the road is severely undercut east of the 1st switchback. The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway and Tunnel from the East Entrance to Canyon Junction, is closed until further notice.
Due to this storm, access to Canyon Overlook Trail, near the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel, is closed. Several canyonneering routes have also been closed because they are normally accessed from the closed road. These include Keyhole, Canyon Overlook, Pine Creek, Spry, Clear Creek, Fat Man’s Misery, and Lodge Canyons. The East Rim Trail head is accessible from Zion’s East Entrance. Staff are currently checking trail conditions on the remaining trails.
Alternate east and west driving routes are available via Highway 59 from Hurricane, Utah to Fredonia, Arizona and Highway 14 from Cedar City, Utah to Long Valley Junction and Highway 89. People coming from Interstate 15 to the Park may access the Park as usual by traveling east on State Route 9 through Springdale. All Park facilities including the visitor center, museum, campgrounds, and shuttle buses are open and operating as normal in Zion Canyon. The Kolob Canyons facilities and Kolob Terrace are open as usual.
Visitors should expect trail closures. The Kayenta Trail and Upper Emerald Pools Trail remain closed due to a landslide that has continued to settle since July, 2018. The East Rim Trail, as well as total access to Hidden Canyon and access from the main canyon to Observation Point, remain closed due to a landslide and an unstable overhanging boulder since January, 2019.
This year (October 1, 2018- March 3, 2019), Zion Canyon has received 10.12 inches of precipitation. In comparison, during the same time period one year ago, the same area received 2.77 inches of precipitation.
Para los que digan: y eso a que se refiere? Pues a que está cerrada la carretera desde Springdale al parque (la Oeste) que te llevaria a Bryce. En la imagen se ve mejor. Los accesos a la zona del Cañón (The Narrows, Angels Landing) siguen abiertos, pero hay muchos trails cerrados. Sobre todo tenedlo en cuenta a la hora de ir de un parque a otro.
Pero la que está cerrada es la entrada este, no? Desde Canyon Junction hacia el lado de Mt Carmel:
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State Route 9 through Zion will remain closed long term. A section of a retaining wall has failed and the road is not safe for cars until it is repaired. The highway is closed from Canyon Junction to the East Entrance.
Es decir, que el cañón principal sí está accesible (con shuttle) pero lo que no se puede es atravesar el parque por la 9.
Gracias por aviso Clinisbud, nosotros teníamos pensando visitar el parque el mes que viene desde Kanab y con esto nos tocará buscar plan alternativo...
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Hola Univad,
Me expresé mal, cosa que intuía y por eso puse la captura de imagen para que se viera lo que quería decir. El corte actual no impide ver lo habitual de Zion, sin embargo practicamente todos los trails están cerrados a día de hoy por los desprendimientos.
Lo que va para más largo, es el corte de la carretera (State Route 9) entrando por el oeste y saliendo por el este del parque, que es la que lleva a Bryce (la que se usa habitualmente).
En principio no parece algo que necesiten seis meses para repararlo, pero con estos americanos nunca se sabe.
El corte se produce en las curvas cerradas que hay entre el cruce de canyon junction y el túnel, se puede acceder al parque desde springdale pero no desde/hacia mt Carmel
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Mt Carmel está en el cruce entre Zion, Bryce y Kanab. Si la carretera que está cortada es la que va de Mt Carmel a Zion, entonces no tienes problema para ir de Bryce a Kanab.
En la zona dañada hay un sólo carril y se va alternando el tráfico, así que eso habrá que tenerlo en cuenta por posibles retrasos. Y no pueden circular RVs ni buses.
Upper Emerald Pools
Kayenta Trail
Hidden Canyon
Observation Point (via the East Rim trail from Weeping Rock).
Par'us Trail: Closed at Canyon Junction for construction. No access to Canyon Junction from the trail.
The Narrows is closed due to spring snowmelt
Nosotros estaremos en Kanab la semana que viene y en vista del panorama ya hemos descartado Zion
Qué rabia!!! Nosotros teníamos pensado pasar por allí el viernes 26 por la mañana y queríamos pasar por el túnel...
Me temo que tendremos que rodear el Parque para ir de Las Vegas a Page
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Qué rabia!!! Nosotros teníamos pensado pasar por allí el viernes 26 por la mañana y queríamos pasar por el túnel...
Me temo que tendremos que rodear el Parque para ir de Las Vegas a Page
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Se sabe hasta cuando esta cerrado la carretera 9 que va desde Zion hasta Bryce?
Yo viajo en agosto y no tengo pensado visitar Zion por falta de tiempo pero de poder si que haria el trayecto de LV a Bryce por la 9 hasta MT carmel Junction y poder ver "algo" del parque desviandome solo 30 minutos.
de no estar abierta pues no me queda otra que rodearlo por el norte e ir por la carretera 15