
Leprechaun Canyon – Hike
A short and fun hike in a non-technical slot canyon with corkscrew narrows, beautiful high-colored walled sections and a final narrow section with just a crack of light that will shine down from above.
For independent travelers who want to dig deeper
If you’re wondering how the surrounding barren landscape gets its lunar-like look devoid of vegetation, that is thanks to the Blue Gate shale making up the area which is particularly hostile to plant life.
There are many different types of images you can find and create here
The north side of the butte has a much different foreground than the south side
The graded dirt Factory Butte Road from Highway 24 is traversable by cars and runs north/south on the east side of the butte and gives you a good selection of distant views from the south all the way to the north as you can pull over easily anywhere along the road
West Factory Road runs north/south on the west side of the Butte and can be driven by car, but you’re significantly further away from it
Neither Factory Butte Road nor West Factory Road gets you up close to Factory Butte, in order to do that you have to pull over and hike cross country or take an off-road vehicle, the area surrounding the butte is open riding country with no official trails
Getting closer to the butte is typically done by taking a south turn left off of Factory Butte Road around this area ( 38.470466, -110.909566 )
The best time to photograph the area is at sunrise or just after and just before and at sunset
In the spring desert flowers and blooming cacti are a stark contrast to the wasteland-like appearance of the area
The junction at ( 38.486029, -110.919593 ) takes you to an old airstrip and open coal mining area in just a few minute’s detour
Factory Butte from a distance with hoodoos in the foreground
Factory Butte during the middle of the day
A short and fun hike in a non-technical slot canyon with corkscrew narrows, beautiful high-colored walled sections and a final narrow section with just a crack of light that will shine down from above.
A little-known, rarely visited arch you can have all to yourself is hidden inside Poison Spring Canyon.
Hog Springs is a nice rest stop and picnic area next to the highway with a short scenic hike that takes you to a spring-fed pool and the Cleopatra rock art panel is also close by
Tips for photographing Factory Butte rising 1400 feet above the barren otherworldly landscape surrounding it
A must-see viewpoint east of Factory Butte overlooking the moon-like badlands below
The bridge marks the upstream limit of Lake Powell and is the only bridge spanning the Colorado River between the bridge 110 miles upstream in Moab and the Glen Canyon Bridge, 185 miles downstream.
A dirt road runs across the Burr Desert flat lands and takes you to a few clifftop overlooks of the Dirty Devil River, with views across the canyons.
Just a quick place to stop along highway 95, there are viewing tubes that are labeled and sight some of the specific surrounding scenery.
A much smaller and less visited version of Goblin Valley State Park, but free and always open
It is worth stopping by this free roadside attraction to see how Carl lovingly turned glass beads, recycled machinery, antique objects, and much more into an art installation
This gas station took 100 cases of dynamite to hollow out the space for the convenience store and has been a tourist attraction ever since.
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