larb hollow overlook

This was an amazing expansive view! So glad I stopped. I can't say that "Larb Hollow" has a great ring to it though, but that's not the view's fault, that's Larb's fault.

This is the last overlook on scenic byway 12 and captures the forest, a lake, Capitol Reef and Le Sal mountains in the distance. A really special vista and worth a brief stop.

Larb Hollow offers great views of Waterpocket Fold in Capitol Reef NP and the Henry mountains. Located on the wonderful UT scenic12 By-way a few miles from Torrey, it is worth taking a little time to pull up in the turn out, grab a a few photo's and soak up the atmosphere and mountain air.Little time or effort for a great reward, enjoy !

Excellent interpretive material by the U.S. Forest Service on fire ecology of the area. Nice history of botanist Ellen Thompson sister of John Wesley Powell who was the botanist on 2nd Powell expedition

If the fall is the time to go with the colors changing and the cool clean air! the view to the east is incredible. The best time to be there is in the late afternoon with the sun behind your back.

Located on the east side of SR 12 about 6 or 7 miles north of the 9400 foot highway summit of Boulder Mountain, this spot offers a great view. We were traveling north from Bryce Canyon to Torrey on this trip, and caught several glimpses of this view along the way. This one was the last one, and may have been the best. It clearly is the northernmost viewpoint on SR 12 offering this great view. The red cliffs of the Waterpocket Fold are in the distant foreground, framed from behind by the 11,000+ foot Henry Mountains (snowcapped in late March). As you look southwest, Lower Bowns Reservoir is the aqua colored lake in the foreground, then the fold, than behind that, Mount Pennell (11,388 feet) to the left, and Mount Hillers (10,692 feet) to the right.As you swing your camera from southwest to west, the vivid red cliffs of Capitol Reef come into view with Mount Ellen Peak (11,466 feet) in the distant background.We made the drive most recently on March 31, 2013. Most of the higher elevations of Boulder Mountain are covered with Aspen. Although they were bare on this visit, I suspect late September delivers a magnificent golden highlighted drive through this forest.

While this overlook overlooks the Waterpocket Fold of Capitol Reef National Park it is actually located on scenic UT 12 as it traverses Boulder Mountain about 19 miles north of Boulder or 17 miles south of the intersection of UT 12 with Hwy 24 near Torrey. There are several overlooks on Boulder Mountain along UT 12 but this is the best one. The view is stunning with pines, lakes, the bright colors of the Waterpocket Fold and the snow capped Henry Mountains in the background. Definitely worth a stop and a look.

Other planetary views from high elevation out over Capitol Reef. National Forest campgrounds are nearby.

Jolie point de vue depuis le bord de la route où se trouve une petite aire de repos, d'ici on à un paysage grandiose, on voit à des kilometres.Vraiment une belle pause au bord de la route.

Der Hwy 12 von Torrey oder vom Capitol Reef NP zum Bryce Canyon gilt zu Recht als einer spektakulärsten "Scenic Byways" des Südwestens der USA. Auf diesen 122 Meilen erlebt man traumhafte Landschaften und Sehenswürdigkeiten wie z.B. das Grand Staircase-Escalante NM, den Petrified Forest State Park oder den Anasazi Village State Park.Fährt man von der Abzweigung des Hwy 12 vom Hwy 24 in Torrey nach Süden, dann erreicht man nach 14 Meilen einen der besten Aussichtspunkte auf dieser Strecke - den Larb Hollow Overlook. Die Fahrt durch den Dixie NF führt dabei durch dichten Espen-Wald und die Straße schraubt sich auf fast 9.000 ft. hinauf. Daher bietet sich vom großen Parkplatz ein weiter Ausblick auf die Waterpocketfold, den Capitol Reef NF, die Henry Mountains und auf den das blaue Wasser des Lower Bowns Reservoirs.Mein Tipp:Ca. 3 Meilen weiter Richtung Süden befindet sich die "Wildcat Guard Station", ein kleiner historischer Holzbau aus dem Jahr 1935. Ein sehr freundliches älteres Ehepaar (Volunteers) gibt den Besuchern gerne Informationen, Prospekte und Karten. Außerdem kann man Bücher und Ansichtskarten kaufen. Vor dem Haus liegt einer der schönsten Picknickplätze des Hwy 12s.