What:
Utah state
Route 12 Scenic Byway is a 123-mile-long state starting at it southwest end at
highway 89 near the small town of Panguitch, from here its travers all the way
to it northeast end at highway 24 near the town Torrey.
This southern
Utah's road pass by 2 National Park, Bryace Canyon at the south side and
Capitol Reef at the north side. It is the gateway to the large Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument area, State Parks, small rural pioneer
origin communities, large open Plateau, Dixie National Forest, and the scenic high
Escalante Mountains range.
Link to my highway
12 Blog link
There are so
many things to see and visit along this drive but the drive itself is tourist
destinations unto themselves, this is why it was also designated an
All-American Road.
Head of the Rocks Overlook is located
along Scenic Byway 12, ten miles north of the small town of Escalante.
This roadside
viewing platform over viewing vast area of Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument.
The overlook
affords expansive views out across the ragged Escalante Canyons and colorful
slickrock stretches almost as far as the eye can see.
One of the most
incredible parts of this viewpoint is seeing below you Highway 12 as it winds
through and crosses the vast slickrock terrain.
Pictures from
this location, taken during the day, night and early morning.
I also added night
pictures taking from the road itself looking in the direction of the viewing
point itself.
Google map link
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