Farview and Piracy Points

Farview Point is appropriately named. Navajo Mountain, 90 miles away on the border of Utah and Arizona, can be seen on all but the worst days. To the east, beyond the Table Cliff plateau, you may be able to see the more pointed peaks of the Henry Mountains, 84 miles away.

With a little imagination two large buttes appear as sailing ships engaged in a naval battle. Another origin for the name might from from the fact that this point overlooks the Sheep Creek drainage system to the north and the Willis Creek drainage system that collects all run-off from Rainbow Point south from here. The northern extent of the Willis Creek drainage is beginning to be diverted toward Sheep Creek in a process called "stream piracy". This is when a river drainage