Hildale Utah is right on the Arizona, Utah border with Colorado City, AZ as its state-line neighbor. These wide open spaces on the American frontier, where cattle and horses abound, are becoming more rare. Miles of open ranges for grazing and ranchers still have cattle drives in the area, although cattle drives are a little different than in yesteryear - the horse is often replaced with a 4-wheeler ATV.
History
The twin communities of Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona are located on the eastern side of Washington County on the Utah/Arizona border. These border communities are two of the most unique towns in the southwest established by a fundamentalist group that practices polygamy. They moved to the border region to avoid possible prosecution by government authorities.The town has been raided by the government twice - in 1941 and 1953. Despite a rift and split in the church itself which has divided the community , it seems to be thriving with a population of around 4000.
The Smithonian Butte Road, just outside of Hildale, used to be the main path fromZion National Park to Grand Canyon National Park North Rim during the 1920's. When the Zion National Park Tunnel was constructed in 1930 it fell into disuse. The beautiful secnic road goes from Utah 59 north of Hildale to the town of Rockville.
Caanan Arch is also loacted near Hildale, Utah. It is a narrow canyon tributary of Short Creek, which provides water for Hildale. It is one of many spectacular arches that can be found throughout Washington County.
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Climate - The highest recorded temperature for Hildale was 110 degrees in 2005
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