Dead Horse Point State Park Photo Gallery
Most Dead Horse Point State Park photos are taken from the obseration point, across a gooseneck of the Colorado in Meander Canyon, looking into Canyonlands National Park. Dead Horse Point itself is rather bland, while the views from it are absolutely awsome. We show two views looking up at the Point, along with non-traditional and traditional views views from the Point, including the jump point of the Thelma and Louise movie. Both views of the Point look across Colorado River - one from a trail on the canyon wall across the Colorado, the other from Shafer Trail that runs along a ledge below the Point (Shafer Trail is visible in several of the photos).
The snow picture from the USGS is of U313 - at 5,900' (1,798 m) there can be a lot of snow, and this area gets plenty (not so much during drought). Select a tile to view its photo, View Photos for an auto-show of the photos; close returns to Dead Horse State Park, home goes to the Scenic Color Country home page.
![Dead Horse Point at the top, as seen from the Chicken Corners Trail in Meander Canyon Dead Horse Point from Below](images/DeadHorsePoint.jpg)
![Dead Horse Point as seen from a ledge on the same side of the Colorado, probably from Shafer Trail Dead Horse Point from Below](images/Dead_Horse_left_s.jpg)
![Jump point in the movie <i>Thelma and Louise</i> (<a class='decOn' target='_blank' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thelma_%26_Louise'> <q>Thelma and Louise</q> at wikipedia</a> for the story of the movie\) Thelma and Louise](images/52881.jpg)
![View from Dead Horse Point State Park in Winter Winter in Dead Horse Point](images/Deadhorse2.jpg)
![Another winter view across the Colorado into Canyonlands, at sunset Winter in Dead Horse Point](images/i-JchTxjJ-X2.jpg)
![Dead Horse Point Lightning Strike from <a class='decOn' target='_blank' href='http://www.backcountrygallery.com/photos/dead-horse-point-lightening-strike'>Back Country Gallery</a> Lightning in Canyonlands National Park](images/dead-horse-point-lightning-strike.jpg)
![Dead Horse Point State Park at sunrise (photo time: 7:24 am); La Sal Mountains on the horizon Sunrise on Dead Horse Point](images/WY5T2942-787714.jpg)
![<q>Fiery sunrise over Dead Horse Point State Park</q> the Point at sunrise](images/55631728.jpg)
![View into Canyonlands from high on DHP, and down Meander Canyon along the eastern border of Canyonlands looking down Meander Canyon](images/i-s8xCbWj-X2.jpg)
![Looking toward the west into Canyonlands National Park from Dead Horse Point Utah's Grand Canyon](images/deadhorsepoint2.jpg)
![View to the east with Shafer Trail in Shafer Basin, potash drying ponds, and sunrise over the La Sal Mountain range Shafer Basin](images/dead-horse-point-utah1.jpg)
![View of the valley below from the Big Chief Loop Trail View from the Big Chief Loop Trail](images/img_07291.jpg)
![View into Shafer Basin from Dead Horse Point - note the interesting trails View into Shafer Basin](images/img_0730.jpg)
![Sunset over Canyonlands at Dead Horse Point Sunset over Dead Horse Point](images/dead-horse-point-state-park-utah.jpg)
![Photo from USGS of U313 near US191 - there can be a lot of snow at 5,900' (1,798 m) in the Utah high desert Snow on U313 to the Point](images/55dead_horse_point.preview.jpg)