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Meander Overlook

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Looking south from Meander Overlook. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.

Meander Overlook sits at 5,893 feet on the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway, at mile 1 of 28. The land drops 1,111 feet within 600 meters, and the view faces south, toward Gooseneck Overlook (2.0 mi), Chicken Corners Overlook and Chicken Corners (2.6 mi), and Musselman Arch (3.2 mi). Farther south-southeast, Hatch Point and Canyonlands Overlook are visible at 5.5 miles, both above 5,850 feet. Moab lies 12.6 miles to the east-northeast, with Castle Valley beyond it at 21.3 miles and Green River 42.1 miles to the north-northwest. Sunrise and sunset shift with the season: near 05:56 to 20:47 at the June solstice, 07:34 to 17:02 in December, and close to 07:15 to 19:25 at the equinoxes. Dead Horse Point precedes this stop on the byway, and Shafer Canyon Overlook follows it. The overlook offers a fixed vantage on the mesa's edge, with the listed viewpoints and features spread across the terrain to the south and south-southeast.

Position
Mile ~1 of 28
Access
0.2 mi detour
Elevation
5,893 ft
View
South · 180°
Relief
1,111 ft drop
In view
6 named features
Dead Horse Point State Park - Grand point overlook
Jean-Christophe BENOIST · CC BY 3.0 · source
500px provided description: Una mezcla de matices multicolores ataviando la naturaleza [#landscape ,#color ,#nature ,#river ,#travel ,#mountain ,#outdoors ,#scenic ,#no person ,#Colorado Cannyon]
Jesus NuÑez · CC0 · source
Bathroom building at Dead Horse Point State Park Overlook in Utah, United States.
Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
From August trip to Dead Horse Point State Park, UT. My camera's still broken.
John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Canyonlands by moonlight
John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA · CC BY 2.0 · source
Dead Horse Point State Park
m01229 from USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • Gooseneck Overlook4,848 ftsouthwest · 2.0 mi
  • Chicken Corners Overlook4,530 ftsouth · 2.6 mi
  • Chicken Corners4,583 ftsouth · 2.6 mi
  • Musselman Arch4,608 ftsouth-southwest · 3.2 mi
  • Hatch Point5,873 ftsouth-southeast · 5.5 mi
  • Canyonlands Overlook5,858 ftsouth-southeast · 5.5 mi

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:2319:3118:56
June solstice05:5620:4720:07
September equinox07:0719:1818:43
December solstice07:3417:0216:20

Local time (America/Denver). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

Mile 1 of 28 along Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway.

  • Moab12.6 mi east-northeast
  • Castle Valley21.3 mi east-northeast
  • Green River42.1 mi north-northwest
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How high is Meander Overlook?

Meander Overlook sits at about 5,893 feet (1,796 m).

What can you see from Meander Overlook?

From Meander Overlook: Gooseneck Overlook (SW, 2.0 mi); Chicken Corners Overlook (S, 2.6 mi); Chicken Corners (S, 2.6 mi); Musselman Arch (SSW, 3.2 mi).

What is the nearest town to Meander Overlook?

Moab, 13 miles ENE of Meander Overlook.

What is the next lookout after Meander Overlook?

Shafer Canyon Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Meander Overlook.

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