Zion Canyon, Utah, USA, 1:100000 Explorer
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Product Description
Though relatively small as US national parks go---only 229 square miles---Zion packs a tremendous amount of elevation change and geography into its small footprint. The main canyon is very narrow, yet two-thousand-foot towers of rock overlook your every move. Zion was first protected under the name "Mukuntuweap National Monument" in 1909, but was promoted to a national park in 1919. Now the area is a hiker's paradise, with trails for every level of climber leading up and through the thick Navajo Sandstone deposits which give the canyon its reddish color.
Our print contains many of the popular features of the park, from Bridge Mountain and the East Temples, Three Patriarchs, The Sentinel, Castle Dome, The Great White Throne, to the beginning of the Virgin River Narrows. Westward, the model include backcountry features such as Horse Pasture Plateau, Church Mesa, and many knife-edge ridges just beyond the main valley. Normal maps simply cannot communicate the magnificence of the terrain in Zion, only a 3D print can do it justice. We hope the detail and fidelity of this piece kindle in you the curiosity that the first explorers must have had.
An important note to make here is that the data for the East Temple has been wrong for decades. This map uses very recent LiDAR scans of the park, and in the process of preparing this model, I discovered that the true elevation of the East Temple is 7114', not 7709' as it appears in the USGS topographic map, digital elevation data, and all other reports of its height. Earlier 3D prints of Zion used the old data, and the East Temple stuck out above all other neighboring peaks. The highest point on this model is thus Church Mesa, for which LiDAR data confirms the 7395' summit.
The Explorer series of TinyMtn models is designed to break our usual impression of mountains. We generally see mountains one at a time, from a distance, and from the ground. While all TinyMtn models give you a fresh perspective on any one peak, the Explorer series presents mountains in identical scale, and shifted up so that sea level is at the bottom of the base. Thus, when you set two Explorer models next to each other, you will immediately notice which is taller, which rises more from its base, which is more massive, and so on. Plus, all Explorer models come in full color, making them just that much more realistic.
Model scale is 1:100000
Model measures 3.4" x 4.9" x 0.92" (8.7 x 12.5 x 2.3 cm)
Original area is approximately 5.4 by 7.8 miles
Altitudes covered: 3944' to 7395'
There is no vertical exaggeration applied to this model. This is a true-to-life scale model of a real place.
Click here for more sizes.
Click here for other 1:100000 models in the Explorer series.
TinyMtn models are most affordable in the "Sandstone" and "White Natural Versatile Plastic" materials. This model is in "Sandstone," which is a glued gypsum material. When you receive the model it will be ready for display, though it may smell funny and need some time to air out. "Sandstone" models are much more brittle than "Versatile Plastic" models, but feel more like light stone. Do not soak it in water, though you can safely seal it with Polycrylic or a similar water-based clear spray sealant. Read more about this popular material here.
All TinyMtn models have hollow bottoms - this is to save on weight, and thus cost. Many larger models also have extra flanges on their undersides to increase rigidity and strength. To make the model more solid, you should feel free to carefully pour resin into the bottom cavity, or glue a properly-sized slab of wood or another material into it.
These models have been optimized for the above materials, and are not offered in other materials for strength or cost reasons. If you need one in another material, please tinymtnbiz@gmail.com and we'll do our best to fulfill your request.
(C) 2017 TinyMtn (TM)
Model created using GDAL, NetPBM, Gmsh, Carve, MeshLab, and other custom software
Source of digital elevation and aerial orthoimagery data: U.S. Geological Survey
The USGS home page is https://www.usgs.gov/
Our print contains many of the popular features of the park, from Bridge Mountain and the East Temples, Three Patriarchs, The Sentinel, Castle Dome, The Great White Throne, to the beginning of the Virgin River Narrows. Westward, the model include backcountry features such as Horse Pasture Plateau, Church Mesa, and many knife-edge ridges just beyond the main valley. Normal maps simply cannot communicate the magnificence of the terrain in Zion, only a 3D print can do it justice. We hope the detail and fidelity of this piece kindle in you the curiosity that the first explorers must have had.
An important note to make here is that the data for the East Temple has been wrong for decades. This map uses very recent LiDAR scans of the park, and in the process of preparing this model, I discovered that the true elevation of the East Temple is 7114', not 7709' as it appears in the USGS topographic map, digital elevation data, and all other reports of its height. Earlier 3D prints of Zion used the old data, and the East Temple stuck out above all other neighboring peaks. The highest point on this model is thus Church Mesa, for which LiDAR data confirms the 7395' summit.
The Explorer series of TinyMtn models is designed to break our usual impression of mountains. We generally see mountains one at a time, from a distance, and from the ground. While all TinyMtn models give you a fresh perspective on any one peak, the Explorer series presents mountains in identical scale, and shifted up so that sea level is at the bottom of the base. Thus, when you set two Explorer models next to each other, you will immediately notice which is taller, which rises more from its base, which is more massive, and so on. Plus, all Explorer models come in full color, making them just that much more realistic.
Model scale is 1:100000
Model measures 3.4" x 4.9" x 0.92" (8.7 x 12.5 x 2.3 cm)
Original area is approximately 5.4 by 7.8 miles
Altitudes covered: 3944' to 7395'
There is no vertical exaggeration applied to this model. This is a true-to-life scale model of a real place.
Click here for more sizes.
Click here for other 1:100000 models in the Explorer series.
TinyMtn models are most affordable in the "Sandstone" and "White Natural Versatile Plastic" materials. This model is in "Sandstone," which is a glued gypsum material. When you receive the model it will be ready for display, though it may smell funny and need some time to air out. "Sandstone" models are much more brittle than "Versatile Plastic" models, but feel more like light stone. Do not soak it in water, though you can safely seal it with Polycrylic or a similar water-based clear spray sealant. Read more about this popular material here.
All TinyMtn models have hollow bottoms - this is to save on weight, and thus cost. Many larger models also have extra flanges on their undersides to increase rigidity and strength. To make the model more solid, you should feel free to carefully pour resin into the bottom cavity, or glue a properly-sized slab of wood or another material into it.
These models have been optimized for the above materials, and are not offered in other materials for strength or cost reasons. If you need one in another material, please tinymtnbiz@gmail.com and we'll do our best to fulfill your request.
(C) 2017 TinyMtn (TM)
Model created using GDAL, NetPBM, Gmsh, Carve, MeshLab, and other custom software
Source of digital elevation and aerial orthoimagery data: U.S. Geological Survey
The USGS home page is https://www.usgs.gov/
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