Cedar Breaks

What Do High-Color, Closeups, Raindrops and Abstractness Have In Common

Desert Southwest, Flowers, National Parks, Seasons, Utah, Weather

They are the by-products of a rainy day at the 13th Annual Wildflower Festival at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah.

Raindrops On A Silvery Lupine Leaf

Fleabane

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Fleabane

Silvery Lupine

Englemann Spruce Needles

Engelmann Spruce Pine Cones

Silvery Lupine

Sunflower

Southern Ligusticum

Fleabane and Sunflowers

Aspen Bluebells

Silvery Lupine Leaves

Wide view of Cedar Breaks National Monument. Flowers are on the plateau.

Cedar Breaks Flora

Desert Southwest, Flowers, National Parks, Seasons, Utah

Cedar Breaks National Monument is a geologic marvel but in July, visitors come for the floral display. At over 10,000 feet in elevation, the seasons arrive later than sooner.

Silver Lupine and Indian Paintbrush bloom at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah

Columbine bloom at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah

Little sunflowers bloom at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah

Cedar Breaks National Monument

Desert Southwest, National Parks, Utah

Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah is often called the mini-Bryce. Similar to Bryce Canyon National Park but not quite as hoodooish(New Word).

Erosion and time have shaped the sandstone landscape at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Southern Utah, USA