Nippletop | |
Elevation Ft: | 6715 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence Ft: | 795 |
Isolation Mi: | 0.74 |
Parent Peak: | Crazy Quilt Mesa (6,760 ft) |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Country: | United States |
Region Type: | County |
Map: | Utah#USA |
Map Size: | 230 |
Label Position: | top |
Coordinates: | 37.2107°N -112.9022°W |
Topo: | USGS Springdale East |
Easiest Route: | scrambling |
Nippletop is a 6715feet elevation white Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park, in Washington County of southwest Utah, United States. Nippletop is situated one mile immediately west of Crazy Quilt Mesa, and one mile south of the Zion – Mount Carmel Highway, towering 1200abbr=offNaNabbr=off above it. Precipitation runoff from this unofficially named mountain drains into tributaries of the Virgin River.
Spring and fall are the most favorable seasons to visit Nippletop. According to the Köppen climate classification system, it is located in a Cold semi-arid climate zone, which is defined by the coldest month having an average mean temperature below 32°F, and at least 50% of the total annual precipitation being received during the spring and summer. This desert climate receives less than 10abbr=offNaNabbr=off of annual rainfall, and snowfall is generally light during the winter.[2]