The Parowan Gap archaoastronomy event will be held on Nov. 7 from 6:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. at the Parowan Gap Historical Site located 12 miles north of Cedar City off Highway 130.
The event is free to attend, and attendees can watch the summer sun being swallowed by the rock face profile at Parowan Gap, signaling the change of season.
The event will begin at 6:45 a.m. with an interpretive presentation, followed by the observation of the summer sun entering the overseer’s mouth from 7:15 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. Those attending are recommended to dress warmly as temperatures could be in the mid-20s during the early hours of the morning.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Parowan Gap is a historic landmark in Utah where visitors can see petroglyphs left by the native people, as well as markings from Spanish explorers and 19th-century pioneers, and witness a unique event that signifies the change from summer to winter
For more information, visit the Cedar City website.
Author: Emil Garcia
Photo: Courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management
Editor: Lainey Porter
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