Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, Utah, United States Feb. 9, 2025

Alstrom Point, Lake Powell, Utah, United States

If you"re chasing sunsets and jaw-dropping views, come to Alstrom Point. Located in southern Utah"s Kane County in the United States, this spot in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area stands at an impressive height of 1,427 metres. Made mostly of Entrada Sandstone, it has the same geological roots as nearby sites like Romana Mesa, its parent peak, and Gunsight Butte, another sandstone summit to the east.

© T.M. Schultze/TANDEM Stills + Motion

palette

Today in History

What are these beautiful sandy waves?
Feb. 9, 2024Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
Feb. 9, 2026Amur leopard cat, Russia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Ride the wave
Mar. 8, 2026Daylight Saving Time
All hail the mighty mangrove!
Oct. 16, 2024Fossils of belemnites and ammonites, Jurassic Coast, UK
Get in tune with International Jazz Day
Feb. 6, 2024Lake Tahoe
Jan. 30, 2025Vancouver International Boat Show
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
Where is this majestic museum?
Sep. 21, 2025Sea Otter Awareness Week
Amber waves of grain
Mar. 15, 2026Pacific Rim Whale Festival
Jun. 18, 2024Lupine fields, Snæfellsnes, Iceland
Nov. 11, 2025Quiver trees, Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Jan. 26, 2026Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
A bevy of buzzers
An engineering marvel
Apr. 26, 2025Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
Nov. 8, 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States
The other great barrier reef
Apr. 29, 2025Garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
A road not for the faint of heart
Dec. 7, 2025A pine forest in Alsace, France
A puzzle for giants
Unbe-leaf-able
Sep. 24, 2023World Rivers Day
Nov. 21, 2023Grey seal pup
Apr. 18, 2024International Day for Monuments and Sites
Dec. 20, 2023Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
When landscape met wilderness