Main overlook
Colorado River bend.
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Dead Horse Point is a state park in San Juan County, Utah, about 17 km west of Moab in a straight line. It is known for a dramatic overlook of the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park. The park opened to the public in 1959 and covers about 2,170 hectares of high desert at an elevation of 1,800 metres. According to legend, cowboys in the 19th century used the narrow rock promontory as a natural corral for horses, some of which died of exposure, giving the point its name. Visitors stand at the tip of a narrow rock neck and look down on the Colorado River, about 600 metres below, curling in a wide horseshoe bend between layers of red and brown rock. Mesas and canyons stretch beyond to the distant La Sal Mountains, and the colours of the rock shift at sunrise and sunset. The park has several overlooks, a visitor centre, picnic areas and a coffee shop, a 13 km hiking trail along the East and West Rims, and mountain bike trails. The cliffs are unfenced and the park is isolated, with the nearest fuel and food in Moab, so carry enough water.
Colorado River bend.
East and West.
On the horizon.
Utah State Route 313, San Juan County, Utah, United States
No, so keep back from the edge.
A coffee shop; Moab is the nearest town.