Markagunt Plateau

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The Markagunt Plateau is an 800 square mile plateau located in the southwest corner of Utah between Interstate 15 and U.S. Route 89. It is one of the plateaus that make up the High Plateaus Section of the Colorado Plateau. The plateau encompasses Cedar Breaks National Monument and part of Zion National Park. The name is derived from a Piute word meaning "Highland of Trees".

[edit] See also

• Panguitch Lake
• Dixie National Forest