Off the Beaten Path Billings Gap Overlook Route Stop 3

View along the north facing eastern portion of the Blue Mesa escarpment.

NPS

Quick Facts

Location:

Quarter of the way around the Off the Beaten Path Billings Gap Overlook route

Significance:

Great vista

Amenities

1 listed

Scenic View/Photo Spot

As the route continues towards the overlook, notice the hoodoos calving from the edge of the mesa, due to scarp retreat. As the softer material that form the escarpment face beneath the caprocks erodes, leaving the harder sandstone on top undermined. The edge collapses, causing the edge to retreat, dropping talus below.