Angels Landing closed due to rockfall
Zion National Park received reports of a rockfall Nov. 16 on the chain section of the Angels Landing Trail. A rock approximately the size of a refrigerator as well as several smaller rocks are obstructing a particularly narrow section of the trail. No one was injured or trapped.
Several of the rocks are unstable. Due to the narrow character of Angels Landing, the trail will remain closed until the rocks can be broken up and removed. As a precaution, park officials closed the entirety of the trail, from Scout Lookout to Angels Landing. The National Park Service will work to remove the rock and anticipates the trail will reopen by Nov. 22.
Climbing closures remain in effect below the rockfall zone, and closures in the vicinity of Big Bend will be strictly enforced while work is being completed due to the hazardous conditions falling rock may cause. The park urges visitors to comply with the closures to ensure their safety and to allow park officials to focus on the necessary repairs.
The trail was assessed by Zion National Park’s trail crew Nov. 17 to determine what impacts the rockfall had on the trail and what steps need to be taken to reopen Angels Landing. The park urges visitors to comply with the closure to ensure their safety and to allow park officials to focus on the assessment and repairs.
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