Overview
About Pyramid Canyon Overlook
Why stop
- A rocky spur ends at an unobstructed canyon view.
Heads up
- The approach is remote, rocky and shared with cyclists.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Dead Horse Point Tour Guide
Your drive to Pyramid Canyon Overlook, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Dead Horse Point State Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this place
Intrepid Trailhead and Cable Line“You're approaching the Intrepid trailhead, the access for a longer outing to the Cable Line hoist. Its rusted tripod and pulley helped oil workers lift equipment from the river in the early nineteen fifties.”
Plays as you drive up to Pyramid Canyon Overlook in the Parkwolf Dead Horse Point Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Moenkopi Yurts
- Visitor Center Rim Trails
- Visitor Center and Desert View
- Kayenta Campground
- 11 audio storiesacross Dead Horse Point’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Raven, Whiptail Lizard, Fence Lizard, and 1 more
- Works offlinemaps, 21 trails, 22 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Guide
More about Pyramid Canyon Overlook
A proper trail stopPyramid Canyon Overlook is a short, rocky spur off the Great Pyramid multi-use trail on the…
Pyramid Canyon Overlook is a short, rocky spur off the Great Pyramid multi-use trail on the park’s far east rim. It opens onto Pyramid Canyon and toward the distant Great Pyramid formation. Save it for an outing on the east-rim trails; this is a walk-in viewpoint, not a quick roadside pullout.
Keep the canyon in the frameThe path crosses rocks before opening to a broad, unobstructed view across the canyon.
The path crosses rocks before opening to a broad, unobstructed view across the canyon. For a photo, leave the foreground ledge below the butte; a tight crop loses the layers that give the view its depth.
The Great Pyramid is a formationThe Great Pyramid is the name of the distant rock formation you see from here, not a structure…
The Great Pyramid is the name of the distant rock formation you see from here, not a structure at the overlook. The canyon’s striped walls record layers of sediment left by ancient oceans, freshwater lakes, streams and wind-blown dunes.
Plan for the east rimThe overlook comes less than a mile after the Great Pyramid trail branches from Intrepid.
The overlook comes less than a mile after the Great Pyramid trail branches from Intrepid. The far east-rim network spans nearly six miles and links seven overlooks, so this makes more sense as part of a longer walk or ride. The area is remote: expect bikes on the shared trail, bring your route-finding skills, and don’t count on cell service.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Dead Horse Point
33 sightingsRavenMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
16 sightingsWhiptail LizardMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
34 sightingsFence LizardMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
42 sightingsSide-blotched LizardMost seen around 9 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Dead Horse Point. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
