Icebox Canyon Overlook

Icebox Canyon Overlook sits at mile 3 of 44 along the Upper Colorado River Scenic Byway, at an elevation of 4,325 feet. The overlook faces due north, and the land drops 362 feet within 600 meters, giving a sense of the canyon's terrain relief. Huntress Arch is visible to the north-northeast, about 0.3 miles away, rising to 4,462 feet. Moab is 2.0 miles to the south, Castle Valley is 7.5 miles to the east-northeast, and Green River lies 43.1 miles to the northwest. On the June solstice, sunrise is at 05:55 and sunset at 20:47, giving the longest daylight window of the year at this stop; the December solstice sees a shorter span, with sunrise at 07:33 and sunset at 17:01. The equinoxes fall close to a twelve-hour day, with March sunrise at 07:22 and sunset at 19:30, and September sunrise at 07:07 and sunset at 19:17. From here, the byway continues on to the Colorado River Overlook, the next stop along the route.