Overseer “spits out the Sun” at Parowan Gap
From inside the Parowan Gap, one can observe as the Overseer “spits out the Sun” Feb. 9 around 8:30 a.m.
A free interpretive gathering will start at 8 a.m. inside the Parowan Gap. Local Parowan Gap historian Nancy Dalton will provide historical information while those in attendance watch the morning sun cross the sky and go behind the Overseer rock formation. Then the group will wait until the Overseer “spits the sun out of his mouth.”
Those attending the morning event are encouraged to dress warmly and bring cameras.
The Parowan Gap was formed millions of years ago when an earth plate shifted, forcing an opening in the mountain range. Then, when Lake Bonneville was at its fullest, it breached this opening, and the lake’s waters rushed through and carved out the Parowan Gap and the former river bed, emptying into the Parowan Valley and creating the Little Salt Lake.
Between wind, sand, and water, the rock formations in the Parowan Gap were naturally formed in alignments with the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets. Early Native Americans observed these natural astrological occurrences based on their religious beliefs and passed down this information through oral histories, inscribed petroglyphs, and rock monuments of where to observe these events.
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