Scorpion Mesa

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Overview

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This challenging and rewarding adventure loops around a scorpion-shaped mesa in Arches National Park. You'll enjoy seldom-visited backcountry, continuous canyon views, dramatic rims, towering cliffs, multicolored slickrock and a fun sense of exploration. Challenges include hours of off-trail route-finding and a sketchy 230 m (750 ft) traverse dodging scratchy brush along narrow shelves above dangerous exposure. Take care to avoid trampling fragile soils and to leave no trace in this pristine area.

Stats

9.6 mi   700 ft   4.4 hr





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Out-and-back itinerary

Features

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views
great
rims
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colorful geology
great
desert scrub
great
cliffs
good

Challenges

Be prepared for

navigation
advanced route-finding
overgrown
some machete-worthy
rough surface
rough terrain
vertical exposure
some unavoidable
heat exposure
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