Natural Features, Utah
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- Alstrom Point — Natural · Kane County, UT
Classic Lake Powell overlook on a high sandstone peninsula in Glen Canyon NRA. A rough high-clearance/4WD spur off Smoky Mountain/Croton roads ends at a clif…
- Anderson Meadow Reservoir — Natural · Beaver County, UT
High Tushar Mountain reservoir (~8 acres, ~9,400 ft) on Fishlake National Forest’s Beaver Ranger District, with shoreline and non-motorized small-boat fishin…
- Angels Landing — Natural · Washington County, UT
Iconic fin summit in Zion Canyon: a paved-then-chained sandstone spine rising above the Virgin River with exposure on both sides and vast red-wall views. Per…
- Anticline Overlook — Natural · San Juan County, UT
BLM Canyon Rims Recreation Area overlook on the east rim of the Colorado River corridor opposite Island in the Sky. Sweeping view of the eroded anticline, me…
- Balanced Rock — Natural · Grand County, UT
Iconic 128-foot Entrada Sandstone boulder perched on a Dewey Bridge mudstone pedestal beside the main park road in Arches National Park. A short 0.3-mile pav…
- Browne Lake — Natural · Daggett County, UT
High mountain reservoir and USFS campground (~8,200 ft) in Ashley National Forest west of Flaming Gorge — pine-shaded camping, fishing, canoeing/kayaking, an…
- Bryce Point — Natural · Garfield County, UT
Signature south-rim overlook in Bryce Canyon National Park with a panoramic view into the main amphitheater of orange Claron hoodoos, fins, and amphitheater …
- Bull Valley Gorge — Natural · Kane County, UT
Deep slot canyon in Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument along the Skutumpah Road south of Cannonville. A historic bridge spans a narrow choke point; …
- Capitol Gorge — Natural · Wayne County, UT
Historic Waterpocket Fold corridor at the end of Capitol Reef’s Scenic Drive — a deep, nearly level canyon walk through Navajo and Kayenta walls once used by…
- Cascade Springs — Natural · Wasatch County, UT
Large natural spring complex on the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest where millions of gallons of clear water rise daily into terraced pools and small cas…
- Cassidy Arch — Natural · Wayne County, UT
Large freestanding natural arch perched above Grand Wash in Capitol Reef National Park, reached by a steep slickrock trail from the Grand Wash / Cassidy Arch…
- Castleton Tower — Natural · Grand County, UT
Iconic free-standing Wingate Sandstone tower rising ~400 ft from a Chinle/Moenkopi cone above Castle Valley east of Moab. Officially Castle Rock in GNIS; wor…
- Cathedral Valley — Natural · Wayne County, UT
Remote northern district of Capitol Reef National Park: a high-clearance dirt-road loop through bentonite hills, Entrada monoliths, Upper/Lower Cathedral Val…
- Cedar Breaks Amphitheater — Natural · Iron County, UT
National Park Service monument: a huge natural amphitheater of pink-and-orange Claron Formation cliffs and hoodoos carved into the western Markagunt Plateau …
- Cedar Wash Narrows — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Remote sandstone narrows in the Glen Canyon country of southeastern Utah near Lake Powell. Slot-like walls and low visitation reward careful navigation on un…
- Chesler Park — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Grassland basin ringed by the colorful sandstone spires of Canyonlands’ Needles District. Reached by the classic Chesler Park / Joint Trail network (viewpoin…
- Chimney Rock (Capitol Reef) — Natural · Wayne County, UT
Prominent Chinle/Moenkopi spire and trailhead just off UT-24 in Capitol Reef National Park west of Fruita. Roadside views of the namesake pillar plus the pop…
- Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park — Natural · Kane County, UT
Utah State Park of rust-to-coral Navajo Sandstone dunes between Kanab and Mount Carmel Junction. Wind funneled between the Moquith and Moccasin Mountains dro…
- Corona Arch — Natural · Grand County, UT
Large freestanding sandstone arch (and nearby Pinto Arch) on BLM land west of Moab above the Colorado River. Popular ~3 mi round-trip hike from Potash Road (…
- Crystal Geyser — Natural · Grand County, UT
Cold CO₂-driven geyser on the bank of the Green River southeast of Green River, Utah. Irregular eruptions build colorful travertine terraces around a histori…
- Dead Horse Point State Park — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Sheer 2,000-foot overlook of a Colorado River gooseneck and the Island in the Sky district of Canyonlands. Utah State Park on SR-313 with rim walks, visitor …
- Delicate Arch — Natural · Grand County, UT
Utah’s freestanding sandstone icon and license-plate symbol, a 52-foot Entrada Sandstone arch at the end of a 3-mile round-trip slickrock hike in Arches Nati…
- Devils Garden (Escalante) — Natural · Garfield County, UT
BLM hoodoo and arch garden along Hole-in-the-Rock Road south of Escalante — short easy loops among sandstone fins, Metate Arch, and picnic sites. A classic f…
- Diamond Fork Arch — Natural · Utah County, UT
A thin freestanding sandstone arch a short walk from Red Ledges Picnic Site & Trailhead in Diamond Fork Canyon. Red ledges, sandy social trails, and picnic t…
- Double Arch — Natural · Grand County, UT
Tallest arch in Arches National Park (112 ft) and second-longest span (144 ft), two joined freestanding openings in the Windows Section. Easy 0.6-mile round-…
- Dowd Mountain Overlook — Natural · Daggett County, UT
USFS overlook on Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area with broad views across both the Utah and Wyoming arms of the reservoir. A maintained gravel spur (FS…
- Druid Arch — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Angular double-opening sandstone arch in the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, reached by a strenuous ~10.8-mile round-trip hike via Elephant Hi…
- Dutchman Arch — Natural · Emery County, UT
Compact natural arch in the San Rafael Swell’s Head of Sinbad country just north of I-70: easy roadside geology stop among Navajo Sandstone knobs, with nearb…
- Factory Butte — Natural · Wayne County, UT
Isolated flat-topped butte rising from grey Mancos Shale badlands west of Hanksville. Popular photography and OHV backdrop on surrounding BLM clay flats. Sta…
- Fairyland Point — Natural · Garfield County, UT
Northernmost paved rim viewpoint in Bryce Canyon National Park, at the end of a 1-mile spur just inside the park entrance. Overlooks younger hoodoos of Fairy…
- Fisher Towers — Natural · Grand County, UT
A forest of Cutler–Moenkopi mudstone towers above the Colorado River corridor northeast of Moab—the Titan, Ancient Art corkscrew summit, Kingfisher, and Echo…
- Gemini Bridges — Natural · Grand County, UT
Twin side-by-side sandstone natural bridges on BLM land west of Moab, a signature Moab-area geologic stop reachable by high-clearance road or mountain-bike s…
- Goblin Valley — Natural · Emery County, UT
Utah state park filled with Entrada Sandstone hoodoos—mushroom-like goblins you can walk among on valley-floor trails. Short paved access off SR-24, campgrou…
- Gooseberry Mesa — Natural · Washington County, UT
BLM mesa above the Virgin River corridor between Hurricane and Zion with National Recreation Trail status and sweeping red-rock panoramas over mesas and cany…
- Goosenecks State Park — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Utah state park overlooking entrenched meanders of the San Juan River more than 1,000 ft below the rim. Paved access from SR-261 leads to guardrail viewpoint…
- Grand View Point — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Southern tip of Canyonlands National Park’s Island in the Sky mesa—paved scenic drive end with a short accessible overlook and optional ~1.8 mi RT rim trail …
- Great Stone Face — Natural · Millard County, UT
Basalt lava-flow pillar on the Sevier Desert west of Delta that profiles a human face from the trail approach—local landmark on the BLM Pahvant Valley Herita…
- Grosvenor Arch — Natural · Kane County, UT
A striking double sandstone arch rising more than 150 feet above a red-rock valley in Grand Staircase–Escalante, named for National Geographic Society presid…
- Hells Backbone Bridge — Natural · Garfield County, UT
Narrow historic single-lane bridge (originally 1930s CCC timber; later rebuilt) spanning a knife-edge ridge between deep canyons on Hell’s Backbone Road in D…
- Hickman Natural Bridge — Natural · Wayne County, UT
A 133-foot-span natural bridge of Kayenta/Navajo sandstone reached by one of Capitol Reef’s most popular short hikes. The trail climbs from the Fremont River…
- Kachina Bridge — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Middle of the three great natural bridges in Natural Bridges National Monument — a massive Cedar Mesa Sandstone span 210 ft high with a 204 ft opening over W…
- Kanarra Falls — Natural · Iron County, UT
Permit-required slot-canyon creek hike from Kanarraville into Spring Creek / Kanarra Creek canyon with ladders, waterfalls, and narrow Navajo Sandstone corri…
- Kents Lake — Natural · Beaver County, UT
High Tushar Mountain reservoir and USFS campground at about 8,800 feet on Fishlake National Forest’s Beaver Ranger District. Roughly 50 acres of trout water …
- Kodachrome Basin State Park — Natural · Kane County, UT
A Utah State Park of multicolored Entrada sandstone and 67 rare sedimentary “sand pipes” (clastic pipes/spires) named after Kodachrome film by a 1948–49 Nati…
- Kolob Arch — Natural · Washington County, UT
One of the world’s largest freestanding natural arches (~287 ft span) hidden in the Kolob Canyons / Zion Wilderness section of Zion National Park. Reached by…
- Lake Blanche — Natural · Salt Lake County, UT
Alpine cirque lake in the Twin Peaks Wilderness above Big Cottonwood Canyon—a classic Wasatch day-hike destination under Sundial Peak. Clear water, talus, an…
- Landscape Arch — Natural · Grand County, UT
Among the longest natural rock spans on Earth, a thin ribbon of Entrada Sandstone on the easy Devils Garden Trail in Arches National Park. Large rockfalls in…
- LeBaron Reservoir — Natural · Beaver County, UT
Highest fishing lake in the Tushar Mountains (~9,900 ft) on Fishlake National Forest: a small alpine reservoir (about 23 acres) formed on LeBaron Creek, stoc…
- Little Grand Canyon (Utah) — Natural · Emery County, UT
Nickname for the deep San Rafael River gorge beneath the Wedge Overlook in Emery County's San Rafael Swell. Rim pullouts drop ~1,200 ft to colorful cliffs an…
- Little Reservoir — Natural · Beaver County, UT
Small Fishlake National Forest reservoir on the Tushar west slope near Three Creeks country, paired with Little Reservoir Campground for shoreline trout fish…
- Little Sahara Recreation Area — Natural · Juab County, UT
BLM-managed Sevier Desert dune field of white-to-tan quartz sand in west-central Utah — one of the largest free-use sand recreation areas in the Southwest. O…
- Little Wild Horse Canyon — Natural · Emery County, UT
Classic San Rafael Swell slot-canyon loop (often combined with Bell Canyon) in the Muddy Creek Wilderness. Narrow Navajo Sandstone corridors, family-friendly…
- Lone Rock Beach — Natural · Kane County, UT
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area beach and primitive camping shore on Lake Powell’s Wahweap Bay, dominated by freestanding Lone Rock sandstone in the wat…
- Lower Calf Creek Falls — Natural · Garfield County, UT
A roughly 126-foot desert waterfall plunging into a plunge pool at the head of Calf Creek Canyon in Grand Staircase–Escalante. The popular out-and-back hike …
- Mesa Arch — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Famous Island in the Sky cliff-edge arch in Canyonlands National Park. An easy 0.5-mile round-trip trail from a signed trailhead on the scenic drive frames s…
- Mexican Hat Rock — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Iconic Cedar Mesa sandstone caprock shaped like an inverted sombrero beside US-163 north of Monument Valley. Short dirt spur off the highway reaches free BLM…
- Millsite State Park — Natural · Emery County, UT
Utah State Park on Millsite Reservoir west of Ferron — quiet camping with hookups, boating and fishing, and trail access into Ferron Canyon for OHV and mount…
- Minersville Lake Park — Natural · Beaver County, UT
Beaver County day-use and campground park on Minersville Reservoir west of Beaver along SR-21 — boat ramp, swim dock, fishing, paddleboard rentals, and a sho…
- Moonshine Arch — Natural · Uintah County, UT
A freestanding sandstone arch on BLM land north of Vernal, reached by a short family-friendly hike from a signed dirt-road trailhead. The arch spans a dry wa…
- Morning Glory Arch — Natural · Grand County, UT
243-foot natural bridge — among the longest rock spans in the U.S. — at the head of a side canyon off Grandstaff Canyon east of Moab. Reached by a popular ~4…
- Muley Point — Natural · San Juan County, UT
A 1,200-foot cliff overlook on the edge of Cedar Mesa inside Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: panoramic views of the entrenched San Juan River, Monument…
- Needles Overlook — Natural · San Juan County, UT
BLM Canyon Rims overlook with a paved-road drive to a broad mesa-edge vista over the Needles District of Canyonlands—spires, grabens, and the Colorado River …
- Notch Peak — Natural · Millard County, UT
Limestone summit in the House Range with one of North America's tallest continuous cliff faces—about 2,200 ft of sheer rock above the Tule Valley floor. High…
- Otter Creek State Park — Natural · Piute County, UT
Utah State Park on Otter Creek Reservoir in the Grass Valley south of Junction — boating, fishing, camping, birding on the Pacific Flyway, and direct access …
- Owachomo Bridge — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Thinnest and likely oldest of the three great natural bridges in Natural Bridges National Monument (est. 1908). Easy short trail from the Bridge View Drive o…
- Pando — Natural · Sevier County, UT
World-famous clonal quaking aspen colony in Fishlake National Forest—tens of thousands of genetically identical stems on a single ancient root system spannin…
- Paria Canyon — Natural · AZ/UT Border
Paria Canyon cuts a multi-day sandstone corridor from the Utah border to Lees Ferry, famous for glowing walls, narrows, and remote camping. The White House T…
- Park Avenue — Natural · Grand County, UT
Signature Arches National Park corridor of towering Entrada sandstone walls and spires, often visitors’ first scenic stop after the visitor center. A short p…
- Pine Lake — Natural · Garfield County, UT
Dixie National Forest reservoir/lake at ~8,100 ft on the Colorado Plateau east of Bryce/Panguitch country, with Pine Lake Campground (family + group sites), …
- Piute State Park — Natural · Piute County, UT
Primitive Utah State Park on Piute Reservoir below the Sevier Plateau cliffs — trophy trout and bass fishing, quiet camping, and direct access into the Paiut…
- Point Supreme — Natural · Iron County, UT
Primary rim overlook at Cedar Breaks National Monument, looking into the 2,000-foot amphitheater of orange-and-cream Claron limestone hoodoos, fins, and clif…
- Puffer Lake — Natural · Beaver County, UT
High alpine lake (~9,670 ft) in the Tushar Mountains east of Beaver along Scenic Byway 153 / Fishlake National Forest. Natural lake with irrigation drawdown …
- Rainbow Bridge — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Rainbow Bridge National Monument protects one of the world's largest known natural bridges, sacred to several Native nations. Most visitors arrive by boat on…
- Rainbow Point — Natural · Kane County, UT
Highest major overlook on the Bryce Canyon Scenic Drive (~9,100+ ft) at the southern end of the park road, looking north over hoodoo amphitheaters, distant p…
- Red Canyon Visitor Center (Flaming Gorge) — Natural · Daggett County, UT
Ashley National Forest visitor center and rim overlook on the south wall of Red Canyon above Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Floor-to-wall windows and outdoor viewp…
- Sand Dune Arch — Natural · Grand County, UT
Easy, short Arches National Park hike to a secluded Entrada Sandstone arch tucked between tall fins and set in deep wind-blown sand. One of the coolest shade…
- Sipapu Bridge — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Largest of the three bridges in Natural Bridges National Monument and the second-largest natural bridge in the United States (span 268 ft, height 220 ft). Fo…
- Snow Canyon State Park — Natural · Washington County, UT
Snow Canyon State Park protects a compact amphitheater of Navajo Sandstone cliffs, black basalt flows, lava tubes, and sand dunes northwest of St. George. Pa…
- Spooky Gulch — Natural · Kane County, UT
Ultra-narrow slot canyon off Dry Fork of Coyote Gulch in Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, usually combined with Peek-a-Boo Gulch in a popular loo…
- The Jug Handle — Natural · Grand County, UT
Roadside natural arch on the Potash Road (UT-279) corridor west of Moab, at the mouth of Long Canyon. Visible from the signed pullout with a short walk to th…
- The Wedge Overlook — Natural · Emery County, UT
BLM rim overlook on the San Rafael Swell’s northern edge with sheer drop-offs into the San Rafael River’s “Little Grand Canyon.” Graded access roads, day-use…
- Three Peaks Recreation Area — Natural · Iron County, UT
BLM/Iron County OHV and multi-use recreation area northwest of Cedar City featuring volcanic/igneous rock knobs (The Three Peaks), extensive dirt trail netwo…
- Upper Calf Creek Falls — Natural · Garfield County, UT
Shorter upper twin of the famous Lower Calf Creek Falls on the Escalante River drainage in Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument. A rough, often cairne…
- Valley of the Gods — Natural · San Juan County, UT
BLM scenic drive through freestanding red sandstone buttes and pinnacles north of Monument Valley. A ~17-mile dirt loop passes named formations with disperse…
- Willis Creek Narrows — Natural · Kane County, UT
Family-friendly slot-canyon walk in Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument: a perennial shallow creek threads sculpted Navajo Sandstone narrows off Skut…
- Wilson Arch — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Large freestanding sandstone arch visible from US-191 about 24 miles south of Moab. BLM turnout with interpretive signs; a short scramble reaches the base of…
- Wire Pass Trailhead — Natural · Kane County, UT
Primary public gateway into Wire Pass slot and the confluence with Buckskin Gulch—one of the Colorado Plateau’s longest continuous slot systems—on the Utah e…
- Wooden Shoe Arch — Natural · San Juan County, UT
Sandstone arch shaped like a classic Dutch wooden shoe, visible from a paved roadside overlook on the Needles District main road in Canyonlands National Park…
- Yant Flat (Candy Cliffs) — Natural · Washington County, UT
Candy-striped Navajo Sandstone slickrock and cliffs on the south edge of the Pine Valley Mountains / Dixie National Forest, reached by a short hike from the …
- Yuba State Park — Natural · Juab County, UT
Utah State Park on Yuba Reservoir (Sevier Bridge Reservoir) along the I-15 corridor south of Nephi — Oasis-area camping, cabins, boat ramps, swimming beaches…