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The Moonlight Buttress, the iconic big wall rock climb in Zion National Park, is among the areas closed to climbers this spring to protect nesting raptors such as peregrine falcons.

The Moonlight Buttress, the iconic big wall rock climb in Zion National Park, is among the areas closed to climbers this spring to protect nesting raptors such as peregrine falcons.

Nesting Peregrine falcons inside Zion National Park prompted officials to close popular rock climbing spots like Angels Landing and Cable Mountain.

Nesting Peregrine falcons inside Zion National Park prompted officials to close popular rock climbing spots like Angels Landing and Cable Mountain.

Climbing routes on cliffs used by nesting peregrine falcons in Zion National Park reopened in August after being closed March 1 to protect these once-endangered birds.

Nesting Peregrine falcons inside Zion National Park prompted officials to announce they would close some of the park’s popular rock climbing spots.

Love is in the air, even if its no longer February. Zion National Park announced new measures to help protect the Peregrine Falcons nesting season from human-caused disturbances, which would lead a pair to abandon their nest until next year, according to Mondays press release. Beginning Monday, Zion will close Angels Landing, Cable Mountain, The Great White Throne, Isaac (in Court of the Patriarchs), The Sentinel, Mountain of the Sun, North Twin Brother, Tunnel Wall, The East Temple, Mount Sp...