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Striped sandstone spires rising above green shrubs in a canyon basin

Field record · The Needles · Utah

Elephant Canyon Trail

ApproximatePhotographed October 6, 2023

Why this place

An immersive view into the striped stone architecture that defines the Needles district.

Field note“The spires are most convincing from below, where they stop reading as landmarks and start enclosing the day.”

Why the map stops here

Shown at trail-area scale. Backcountry conditions and route choices require current official guidance.

PerchPoints does not publish original image GPS or imply that a marker is navigation guidance. Read the full location standard.

Source record

This photographic record was selected from the Mr. Crowmeister public field-image archive ↗ and last reviewed for publication on August 13, 2026. No claim is made here about current access.

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