Tucupit Point is a prominent sandstone pinnacle in the Kolob Canyons area of Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States.

Tucupit Point
Tucupit Point from Taylor Creek Trail, May 2015
Highest point
Elevation	7,698 ft (2,346 m) NAVD 88
Prominence	138 ft
Coordinates	37°27′46.8″N 113°10′25.8″W
Naming
Native name	Wildcat Point Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Geography
Tucupit Point Location of "Tucupit Point" in Zion National Park, Utah
Location	Washington County, Utah, U.S.

Description

The formation lays off of Taylor Creek Trail,[1] and rises with a prominence of 138 feet.[2] The pinnacle - visible from U.S. Route 40^{[clarification needed]} to the west - has been the subject of numerous photographs. American artist Thomas Moran viewed the pinnacle in 1873 while travelling south from Salt Lake City, with the artist later rendering a famous watercolor of the feature.[3] The pinnacle was then named "Colburn's Butte" after Justin Colburn, a correspondent for the New York Times travelling with Moran; it would later be renamed Tucupit Point, "Tucupit" being the Paiute word for wildcat.[4]

See also

• List of mountains in Utah
• Paria Point
• Beatty Point

References

External links

Media related to Tucupit Point at Wikimedia Commons

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