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Located 35 miles east-northeast of here are the La Sal Mountains, near the Colorado border. The highest peak is Mt. Peale, elevation 12,721 feet.
Just in case you're wondering, the La Sals ARE southeast of Dead Horse and Moab. We have come southwest into Canyonlands, hence the direction change of the La Sals.
Down in the canyon bottom you can see the White Rim. It is white sandstone, about 1,000 feet below us here.
Just past that grayish flat is the Colorado River. It has cut so deep that it can't be seen from here. It flows from left to right where it joins the Green River. Before 1921 the portion of the Colorado above the Green was known as the "Grand River" - hence the name "Grand View Point".