The Vermilion Cliffs are the second "step" up in the five-step Grand Staircase of the Colorado Plateau, in northern Arizona and southern Utah. They extend west from near Page, Arizona, for a considerable distance, in both Arizona and Utah and Canada.Take a look at our Marble Canyon trip planner to schedule your visit to Vermillion Cliffs Scenic Highway and learn about what else to see and do during your holiday.
of the region were designated as the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness in 1984. An even greater area was protected within Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in 2000.
The Vermilion Cliffs are made up of deposited silt and desert dunes, cemented by infiltrated carbonates and intensely colored by red iron oxide and other minerals, particularly bluish manganese. They are in the physiographic High Plateaus Section and Canyon Lands Section of the Colorado Plateau Province.
The Vermillion Cliffs were on an important route from Utah to Arizona used by settlers during the 19th Century. The area was explored by the Mormon pioneer and missionary Jacob Hamblin, who started a ranch at the base of the cliffs in House Rock Valley. Present day U.S. Highway 89A basically follows the old wagon route past the cliffs through House Rock Valley and up the Kaibab Plateau to Jacob Lake.
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After visiting the north rim of the Grand Canyon I decided to take the scenic route past the Vermillion Cliffs to the Navajo Bridge before heading back to Kanab. Definitely worth it. The cliffs were..... more
After visiting the north rim of the Grand Canyon I decided to take the scenic route past the Vermillion Cliffs to the Navajo Bridge before heading back to Kanab. Definitely worth it. The cliffs were..... more »
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As you drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon you travel along the Vermillion Cliffs from Navajo Bridge. We visited at sunset and the entire Vermillion Cliffs area was magical. I can not say...
As you drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon you travel along the Vermillion Cliffs from Navajo Bridge. We visited at sunset and the entire Vermillion Cliffs area was magical. I can not say... more »
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As you drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon you travel along the Vermillion Cliffs from Navajo Bridge to Marble Canyon. You can also see the cliffs from a distance at Point Imperial. It is a..... more
As you drive to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon you travel along the Vermillion Cliffs from Navajo Bridge to Marble Canyon. You can also see the cliffs from a distance at Point Imperial. It is a..... more »
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