Zion National Park

[monty12]

Are the rock formations in Zion in-game, close to Zion in real life? I wasn't sure if the Narrows looked like they did. And I also couldn't find Angels Landing, which I thought should be present. I've never been to Zion myself but I've seen many pictures.

[Ogramirad]

Are the rock formations in Zion in-game, close to Zion in real life? I wasn't sure if the Narrows looked like they did. And I also couldn't find Angels Landing, which I thought should be present. I've never been to Zion myself but I've seen many pictures.

 

Well here are some Zion National Park Maps, I am like you I have only seen pictures and have never been to the park.

 

But I think they did a pretty good job from what I have been able to find.

 

http://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=531514

 

Although it looks much straighter to go through the park on the map than it seems to be in the game, but maybe not once you get to looking at peoples pictures on Google Earth.

 

But you can see The Narrows and the Virgin river area and that is north of where allot of the stuff on that map shows.

 

You can see where The Grand Staircase is in this map, which is further away than it seems to be in the game to me it seems.

 

http://www.nps.gov/zion/planyourvisit/upload/ZIONAreaMap_web-2.pdf

 

It looks like Angels Landing is south of The Narrows on the map.

 

http://canyoneeringusa.com/utah/zion/myster00.jpg

 

Looking on Google Earth Dead Horse Point is Pretty Far from Zion National Park as well, 357 miles by road.

 

That is a long way to evacuate to for sure.

 

If you really want to see how close they got it in the game, you need to get Google Earth and you can type locations from the game into that.

 

You will find more than likely some one has posted a picture of what it looks like.

 

The pictures I have seen on Google Earth that people have posted show a much more over grown area though for sure, allot more trees and greenery.

 

Good example of what you can see using Google Earth and posted pictures on it is this picture of The Narrows.

 

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5473182?source=wapi&referrer=kh.google.com

 

Another difference is Moving Water! lol

 

But I can sure see following Follows Chalk, right into that picture, it looks familiar to me.. lol

 

Link To Google Earth: http://www.google.com/earth/index.html

[monty12]

Thanks, I haven't tried Google Earth yet but I'll look right now. I know in Fallout 3, the areas in DC like the Mall and most of the streets were in correct order and in great detail. I think they rushed New Vegas along but I had hoped Zion would look correct. But anyways thanks again, you did a great job on finding these maps. Edited August 7, 2011 by monty12