Cedar Breaks is over 10,000 feet in altitude and like the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, road access is limited to Mid May to Mid October. During the winter, access is limited to snowmobile. Snowshoe or Cross country ski access only. Bristlecone pines are the oldest living organisms on the planet.
The area is a form of badlands—canyons, spires, walls, and cliffs so steep and confusing that the land, while of great aesthetic value, is of little utilitarian worth. Early settlers called them badlands or breaks and created the current name by combining breaks with cedar for the many juniper trees (often incorrectly called cedars) that grow in the area.
Geology of Cedar Breaks National Monument
