Visitors, Cars, and Campers, Point Supreme, Cedar Breaks National Monument

Cedar Breaks National Monument highlights a huge natural amphitheater eroded out of the variegated Pink Cliffs of the Claron Formation. Millions of years of sedimentation, uplift, and erosion have created a deep canyon of rock walls, fins, spires, and columns that span more than three miles and 2,000 feet deep. The rim of the canyon is more than 10,000 feet above sea level and a welcome cool retreat in the hot summer months of southern Utah.

This photograph documents the significant park visitation in the mid-1900s, particularly at Point Supreme, the most visited point in the monument. Visitors have been enjoying the spectacular views and the high elevation environment of Cedar Breaks from Point Supreme for decades. Today, Point Supreme is closed to vehicular access, but the view is still fantastic!