Moonscape Overlook - Hanksville, UT

One of the times I researched potential places to visit in my van, I stumbled across this place. While I couldn't find much about it, the name was intriguing enough for me to check it out.


On the drive to the site, I definitely found the terrain interesting in its various features. I just wasn't seeing anything that reminded me of the moon.


Rock Formation
Great Pyramid

Rock Formation
Dark Tower


Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I arrived, parked, and walked up to the edge of the mesa and looked at the landscape below.


Moonscape
Moonscape

Ridgeback
Ridgeback

Arid Ground
Just Cracks in the Ground or Where the Water Flows?


The right side of the area had the darkest colors and starkest features. As I shifted to the left, everything became more subtle, and browns began to mix with the black and gray.


Dark Cliffs
Dark Cliffs to the Right

Brown and Gray Terrain
Brown Mixed with Gray

Brown Cliffs
Lighter Cliffs to the Left


The moon-like landscape was confined to a generally circular area with everything beyond returning to a more traditional southwestern desert look.


Desert Landscape
Desert Landscape Beyond


Comments