Kolob Fingers Road Scenic Byway
Places to Visit

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  Arches and Alcoves (Road Guide Stop #7) (UT)

  Large arched alcoves ahead were formed as groundwater seeped through less compact sandstone layers and eroded shallow recesses into the canyon walls. Under certain conditions, these alcoves may become arches.

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  Cross-bedded Strata (Road Guide Stop #6) (UT)

  Lines on the rock wall across the canyon sweep and curve at angles. This cross-bedding is evidence that the rock was probably deposited as sand dunes, and represents the top of dunes as the wind blew sand across them. Over 2,000 ft. of sand was laid down.

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  Hurricane Fault (Road Guide Stop #1) (UT)

  This is a 120 mile long fracture in the earth`s crust. The Hurricane Cliffs are tall gray precipices along this fault. These cliffs are predominantly Kaibab limestone, formed from limey solutions laid down in a shallow ocean.

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  Kayenta Strata (Road Guide Stop #5) (UT)

  These tilted rock layers are part of the Kayenta formation, siltstones and sandstones deposited by streams. Powerful forces caused these strata to move, fold and shift over eons.

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  Kolob Canyons Overlook Rest Area (Stop #8) (UT)

  The road ends here and offers a 270-degree view of the Finger Canyons and the surrounding plateaus.

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  Kolob Canyons Visitor Center (UT)

  Open daily, this is a good place to get information about the hikes and sites in Kolob Canyons

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  Lee Pass and La Verkin Trailheads (UT)

  This strenuous trail is an all-day, 14.4-round-trip hike to reach the worlds largest free-standing arch, the Kolob Arch. The hike starts at Lees Pass and follows this trail into the Kolob wilderness.

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  'Paint' Drips (Road Guide Stop #10) (UT)

  Many canyon walls visible here have vertical black stripes. Water running down the cliffs carries dissolved minerals which act as dye to stain the rocks beneath. Organic stain and desert varnish can also produce these stripes.

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  Rock Scar (Road Guide Stop #9) (UT)

  A section of the cliff of the largest mountain to the right fell in July 1983. Rockfalls occur for many reasons. Most erosion occurs slowly, as grain by grain, the towering walls are worn away. But here a 1000-foot slab crashed to the ground in one moment

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  South Fork of Taylor Creek (Road Guide Stop #4) (UT)

  This fork of Taylor Creek is a box canyon -- where sheer rock walls over 1,500 feet high prevent passage. The meager creek that flows from this canyon hardly seems capable of cutting such a deep canyon; yet water was the principal carving agent.