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The Blues Overlook Wayside

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Tropic, UT (Garfield County)
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Outdoors
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outdoor lovers
Phone
+1 435-644-1218

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The Blues Overlook gives you views of the pink limestone formations of Powell Point and the gray-green badlands across the way, geological features shaped over millions of years. The viewpoint offers a look at dramatic landscape contrasts in one spot.

Updated October 22, 2026

The Blues Overlook Wayside

The Blues Overlook sits across from the delicate pink limestone ledges of Powell Point, which rises to an elevation of 10,188 feet, and above. "The Blues," a badland of gray-green shales deposited some 80 million years ago when the area was covered by an inland ocean.

About The Blues Overlook Wayside

The Blues Overlook Wayside is one of 12 nature areas and viewpoints in Tropic on Go Do, in Garfield County. It's an outdoor activity. Within 30 miles there are 117 other nature areas and viewpoints, the nearest being Powell Point Vista (about 0.1 miles). It suits outdoor lovers.

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