Dead Horse Mesa Scenic Byway
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  • Dead Horse Mesa Scenic Byway Overview

    Dead Horse Mesa Scenic Byway Overview

    Published on Jun 15, 2005

    An intriguing name for an intriguing place: Dead Horse Mesa is so named because in the mid-1800s, cowboys installed wild mustangs here, on the natural corral, a small plateau 2,000 feet above the Colorado River. Unwanted culls or "broomtails" were left behind on the plateau to find their way off the point. For some reason, although able to see water and brush below, the horses remained on the desolate plateau and died. At the end of the Dead Horse Mesa Scenic Byway, this sight remains one of interest yet instills something of awe and misgiving in the visitor.

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