Burr Point Overlooks

The dirt road runs across the Burr Desert flat lands and takes you to a main and a lesser cliff top overlooking the Dirty Devil River, with views across the canyons.

Getting there

From Hanksville, drive about 15.5 miles south on UT-95, and turn east (left) at the Burr Point sign at ( 38.158791, -110.621706 ), it is 10.6 miles to the main parking area at Burr Point

Parking

The main viewpoint is at ( 38.171608, -110.461899 ) dirt turn-around area

Lessor viewpoint is at ( 38.137040, -110.526370 ) dirt turn-around area

Note

On the way to Burr Point, you will pass a side road at ( 38.152517, -110.528426 ) about 5.6 miles from the turn-off of UT-95. This spur road takes you 1 mile to another lesser-known viewpoint

Photo note

The view is wide and is good for shooting verticals for stitching a panorama. This is a good late afternoon and sunset location.

The minor overlook at Burr point overlooks Utah — *The view from the lesser-visited viewpoint is a combination of a canyon and slick rock domes with the view mostly looking south*

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