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- The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park is named for the sandstone spires that tower over the rugged landscape. Many of the pillars reach over 200 feet above the surrounding desert floor. The narrow canyons also conceal hidden arches, hoodoos, Native American ruins, and petroglyphs.
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- The setting sun outlines one of the stone needles that line Chesler Park in Canyonlands National Park.
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- Late evening sunlight intensifies the red coloring of the sandstone needles in Canyonlands National Park.
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- Monolithic sandstone needles jut upward from the flat, grass-covered plains of Chesler Park. A small corral and rusting furnace near the base of these needles are all that remain to indicate the park’s history as a cattle pasture. Ranchers maintained a small airstrip in Chesler Park, which they used until 1964. Since then almost all traces of habitation have been erased from the sandy meadowland.
Chesler Park
The Needles District of Canyonlands National Park is named for its sandstone spires that tower over a rugged landscape. Many of the pillars reach over 200 feet above the desert floor. Narrow canyons conceal hidden arches, hoodoos, ruins, and petroglyphs.