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Factory Butte
Hanksville, Utah
Lone grey mesa rising over badlands, great from the highway or on gravel roads nearby.
- Cost
- Free
- Time to allow
- 40 min
The Moon-like Mancos shale landscape shifts colour with the light. A short turn off Highway 24 gives good pictures without much walking. Don't drive after rain; the clay turns slick.
Good to know
- Stay off the clay when wet
- Free dispersed camping nearby, pack out waste
- Best at sunrise
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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