The Grand View Point Trail leads to a spectacular overlook on the Island Mesa between Monument Basin and Murphy Basin. Panoramas include the Las Sal Mountains, Abajo Mountains, Needles District, Junction Butte, White Rim Road, Murphy Point and the Green and Colorado rivers. See more hiking trails in Canyonlands National Park.

At 305' The Totem Pole is the tallest spire in Monument Basin

View north across the Island Mesa rim toward Murphy Point and Murphy Basin

The La Sal mountains frame views to the east, an 18 mile long range capped by Mt Peale (12,721')

Indian Paintbrush belongs to a genus of 200 species of partially or fully parasitic plants that derive nourishment from the roots of other plants

Utah junipers have a taproot that can reach 15' down, and lateral roots that may extend 100' from the tree just several inches below the surface

View of Junction Butte (6,400') from the end of the Grand View Point Trail

Lyndon Johnson signed legislation on September 3, 1964 establishing Canyonlands as a National Park, just 9 days after signing the Wilderness Act

Isolated afternoon storms in the summer are an almost daily occurrence

The Abajo Mountains are located about 35 miles south, topped by Abajo Peak at 11,360'

The Grand View Point Trail runs southeast down a tapered point high on the Island Mesa