Editing Springdale, Utah (section)

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 4.6&nbsp;square miles (12.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.{{cn|date=November 2024}} Springdale is set in [[Zion Canyon]] with [[Mount Kinesava]] to the west, and [[The Watchman (Utah)|The Watchman]] to the east. The North Fork [[Virgin River]] courses through town shortly before the confluence with the Virgin's East Fork.

Springdale sits at the western edge of the [[Colorado Plateau]], in the transition zone between the plateau, the [[Great Basin]] and the [[Mojave Desert]].

Springdale acts as a [[gateway community]] for Zion National Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sustainability in the Community - Zion National Park (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/management/sustainability-in-the-community.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306105600/https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/management/sustainability-in-the-community.htm |archive-date=2025-03-06 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref>