Sevenmile Tributary Canyon Overlook sits at 4,811 feet on the Dead Horse Point Mesa Scenic Byway, at mile 18 of 28, facing due north. The land drops 177 feet within 600 meters of the overlook. From this point, Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint is visible north-northwest at 0.9 mile, with an elevation of 5,045 feet. Monitor Butte rises to the north at 1.9 miles, reaching 5,477 feet, while Merrimac Butte stands north-northwest at 2.2 miles, at 5,620 feet. Merrimac Butte itself is a thin sandstone formation, 200 to 600 feet wide and about 1,600 feet long, running east to west, with 200-foot vertical Entrada Sandstone walls set on a Carmel Formation base. The overlook lies 10.8 miles east-southeast of Moab, 17.3 miles east of Castle Valley, and 34.1 miles southeast of Green River. Box Canyon Overlook precedes this stop along the byway, and Sevenmile Canyon Overlook follows. Sunrise and sunset times vary by season, ranging from a 05:55 sunrise in June to a 07:34 sunrise in December, with sunsets between 17:02 and 20:48 across the year.
Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.
| 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 18 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.
Sevenmile Tributary Canyon Overlook sits at about 4,811 feet (1,466 m).
From Sevenmile Tributary Canyon Overlook: Monitor and Merrimac Viewpoint (NNW, 0.9 mi); Monitor Butte (N, 1.9 mi); Merrimac Butte (NNW, 2.2 mi).
Moab, 11 miles ESE of Sevenmile Tributary Canyon Overlook.
Sevenmile Canyon Overlook is the next surfaced lookout along the same route after Sevenmile Tributary Canyon Overlook.
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