Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint sits at mile 13 of 28 along the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway, at an elevation of 4,963 feet. The terrain falls 299 feet within 600 meters of the overlook, and the view faces 300 degrees. Merrimac Butte, rising to 5,620 feet, is visible to the north-northwest at a distance of 1.2 miles. The facing direction points toward sunset, offset by about 30 degrees from due west; sunset times at this location range from 17:02 in December to 20:48 in June. Moab lies 11.4 miles to the east-southeast, Castle Valley is 17.6 miles east, and Green River is 33.3 miles to the northwest. The previous stop along the byway is Plateau Overlook.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
This overlook faces sunset — 30° off square to it.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 19:31 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:48 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 19:18 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 17:02 | 16:20 |
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Mile 13 of 28 along Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway.
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Merrimac Butte is a 5,627-foot (1,715-metre) sandstone summit located in Grand County, Utah, United States, about 12 miles northwest of the town of Moab. Merrimac Butte is a thin, 200–600-foot-wide and 1,600-foot-long east-to-west butte with 200-foot-tall vertical Entrada Sandstone walls overlaying a Carmel Formation base.
Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint sits at about 4,963 feet (1,513 m).
From Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint: Merrimac Butte (NNW, 1.2 mi).
Sunset. The land falls away from Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.
Moab, 11 miles ESE of Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint.
Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint.
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