The Timber Creek Overlook trail passes through Zion's high plateau habitat. Juniper, Pinyon Pine and Gambel oak are common on the trail, as are Western Bluebirds and jackrabbit. The trail ends at a vast panoramic overlook where you can see as far south as the Kaibab Plateau on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.

Nagunt Mesa (center) and Timber Top Mountain (right-center) seen from the Timber Creek Trail

Endless view from the Timber Creek overlook

The Timber Creek Overlook Trails is dominated by mature Juniper trees

Storm clouds move in over Timber Creek - the trail is entirely exposed to the elements

Form left to right: Beatty Point (7520') - Nagunt Mesa (7785') - Timber Top Mountain (8055')

Part of the larger Colorado Plateau, each sandstone formation represents hundreds of thousands of years of river carving and erosion