Welcome back to National Parks and other public lands with T!
We visited the Factory Butte area after touring Cathedral Valley with Jen Howe from Red Rock Adventure Guides. After photographing the sunrise at the Temples of the Sun and Moon, we drove part of the Cathedral Valley Loop towards Caineville. Here and there we stopped to admire the scenery.
We could see the distinctive Factory Butte while driving on Route 24 to the main section of Capitol Reef. We pulled out on a dirt road leading to it and parked near the Nielson Wash. Factory Butte rises 6300 feet in the Upper Blue Hills, a grouping of flat-topped mesas.
Capitol Reef Posts►
- Cathedral Valley
- Hickman Bridge
- Scenic Drive
- Panorama Point
- Temple of the Sun
- Temple of the Moon
- Petroglyphs
- Factory Butte
- Nielsen Wash
- Bentonite Hills
Location: Wayne County, Utah
Date of my visit: April 13, 2017
My time there was too short. I think hiring a guide as you did would be a good idea for when I go again someday.
That definitely helped us to get the most out of our visit