Point Supreme .... 10,350 feet elevation

How did Cedar Breaks get its name?
Early settlers mistook the Utah junipers for cedar trees. When the area was named by the early pioneers it was common to call badlands "breaks" and so the name Cedar Breaks was given to the area. The Paiutes called Cedar Breaks "Circle of Painted Cliffs."

Cedar Breaks was named a national monument on August 22, 1933 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Many people feel Cedar Breaks is a mini Bryce Canyon with colors even more intense. Because this national monument is surrounded by 3 world famous national parks, many people just pass on by and don't visit. A road connects to Zion National Park so now it's easy to make a trip to Cedar Breaks.
And it is well worth it.