Overlooking Pleasant Creek and the historic Sleeping Rainbow Ranch, Capitol Reef Field Station sits upon a mesa top within Capitol Reef National Park. We notice the field station’s sundial and its gnomon pointing directly North. To the south we see South Draw Road which travels SW to Boulder Mountain.
Contact Information:
Affiliation (e.g., university, agency, non-profit): Utah Valley University
Field Station, Marine Lab or Field Site Name: Capitol Reef Field Station
Website of Field Station, Marine Lab: https://www.uvu.edu/crfs/
Contact: Michael Stevens
Contact Email: michael.stevens@uvu.edu
Video Information:
Video Developed by: Cinimin KoffordDate of Video Recording: 12/29/2025
Time of Day Video Recorded: 11:00 am
Season: Winter
Content Topics: Species - Diversity, Species - Adaptations, Processes - Geology/Tectonics, Processes - Soil Formation/Decomposition
Video Site Number: Site 2
North Orientation: Sundial
Location and Environment
Country: United States of AmericaState: Utah
Latitude: 38.18479
Longitude: -111.17915
Elevation: 5,000-7,500 ft
Slope: Moderate
Aspect: N, NW, SW, S, SE, NE
Human Elements: Sundial, garden beds, field station, buildings
Human-Environment Interactions Details: Overlooking historic ranch, public lands and shared stewardship
Climate Zones: Dry
Biomes: Desert
Habitat Types: Terrestrial
Vegetation Types: Shrub-steppe, Pinyon-Juniper forest
Additional Data:
Associated Ecosystem Exploration Videos Content:
https://thevirtualfield.org/video/capitol-reef-field-station/
Associated 360 Degree Videos Content:
https://thevirtualfield.org/360-degree-seasonal-videos/?_fsml_name=capitol-reef-field-station
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