Utah 279, Moab

#12 among attractions in Moab

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State Route 279 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The highway was constructed in 1962–1963 to service the Cane Creek potash mine and processing plant southwest of Moab. The highway was named one of the most beautiful highways opened to traffic in 1963. The entire length of SR-279 has been designated the Potash – Lower Colorado River Scenic Byway by the Utah State Legislature, however is known locally as Potash Road. ()

Coordinates: 38°35'20"N, 109°35'44"W

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Moab United States

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Utah 279 – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Slickrock Trail, Grand County Public Library, Star Hall, Moab Cliffs & Canyons.

4.2 miE
Natural attraction, Bike trail, Park
Slickrock Trail, Moab
107 min walk • The Slickrock Trail, is a popular mountain biking destination in Grand County, Utah, United States, a few miles northeast of the city of Moab. This 10.5-mile trail takes riders over a landscape of petrified sand dunes and the eroded remnants of ancient sea beds.
2.8 miE
Library
Grand County Public Library, Moab
71 min walk • Grand County Public Library is a library in Moab, Utah.
2.9 miE
City hall
Star Hall, Moab
73 min walk • Star Hall is a historic building in Moab, Utah. It was built in 1905-1906 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the Moab Ward after Bishop Randolph H. Stewart and second counselor Orlando W. Warner purchased the land from Leonard Leonidas Crapo, and it was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.
2.5 miE
38°34'36"N • 109°33'4"W
Moab Cliffs & Canyons, Moab
65 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Climbing tours
2.3 miNW
Arch
Rock House-Custodian's Residence, Arches National Park
58 min walk • The Rock House was built as a residence for the National Park Service custodian of Arches National Monument, now Arches National Park, in 1941.
2.6 miSE
38°34'7"N • 109°33'22"W
Adventure Park Moab, Moab
66 min walk • Adventure park, Tours, Outdoor activities
1.5 miNE
Archaeological site
Courthouse Wash Pictographs, Arches National Park
39 min walk • The Courthouse Wash Pictographs are a series of large pictographs created over a long period of time, located on a sheltered sandstone wall at the mouth of Courthouse Wash, Arches National Park in Grand County, Utah, United States, just north of Moab, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2.9 miE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Moab LDS Church, Moab
74 min walk • The Moab LDS Church is a historic church in Moab, Utah. It was built with adobe for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1888–1889, on land that belonged to Leonidas L. Crapo. The local bishop, Randolph H. Stewart, had acquired the land in 1884, and he later sold it to his second counselor, Orlando W. Warner.
2.4 miE
38°34'47"N • 109°33'11"W
Moab St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, Moab
61 min walk • Church
3.3 miSE
Victorian architecture
John Henry Shafer House, Moab
84 min walk • The John Henry Shafer House is a historic house in Moab, Utah. It was built in 1884 for John Henry Shafer, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who moved to Moab from Salt Lake City with other Mormon settlers in 1878.
1.5 miSW
Arch
Corona Arch, Moab
38 min walk • Corona Arch is a natural sandstone arch near Moab, Utah in a side canyon of the Colorado River west of Moab in Grand County, Utah, United States. It can be accessed via a 1.5-mile hiking trail from Utah State Route 279. The arch is located within the same rock formation as Pinto Arch and Bowtie Arch.