UTAH
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Cedar Breaks National Monument is small-just 6,154 acres-but the scenery is huge. Cedar Breaks is famous for its massive natural amphitheater which extends 2,000 feet deep and more than three miles in diameter. The park is located in Southern Utah and sits on the 10,000-foot high Markagunt Plateau. Deep in the bowels of the amphitheater are spires, columns, arches and pinnacles, all decked out in beautiful colors.
There is one trail available for snowmobilers and it's six miles from one end of Cedar Breaks to the other. The ungroomed snowmobile trail follows Highways 148 and 143 through the monument. On the way through the monument, you can stop and see Point Supreme (10,350 feet), where you can get spectacular views of the amphitheater as you are standing on the very edge of the cliff. There are also two other viewpoints where you can see the amphitheater from a different angle.
CBNM General Information
Stay on the trail. No off-trail riding is allowed.
Since the road is not plowed or groomed in the winter, caution is advised because there can be huge wind drifts on the trail.
The maximum speed (35 mph) is posted and enforced.
When snowmobilers encounter cross country skiers and/or snowshoers, slow down and give them the right-of-way.
Because Cedar Breaks was exempted from the ban on snowmobiling in America's National Parks, there is a special concern regarding this national monument. Snowmobilers need to remember that riding here is a privilege, not a right. Snowmobilers bear a special responsibility to heed use regulations in the monument, especially speed and staying on the trail. Failure to comply has brought considerable adverse attention to the monument and its exemption from the snowmobile ban in most national park units. It is the responsibility of each snowmobiler to comply or the privilege could be removed.
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Elevation 10,300-10,500 feet
Snowfall 150-250 inches
Trails 6 miles
Location Southern Utah
Entrance Fee None
Closest Trail System Duck Creek
National Monument Established 1933
Size 6,154 acres
Full-Service Town Duck Creek, Cedar City
Nearest Airport Cedar City (20 miles)
Information Cedar Breaks National
Monument (435) 586-9451 or
www.nps.gov/cebr