. . . a curious formation consisting of a large flat rock 60 feet in diameter perched precariously on a much smaller base at the top of a small hill on Highway 163. The surrounding scenery is exceptional and not often visited, featuring 1,200 foot sandstone cliffs at the edge of Cedar Mesa, deep, layered canyons of the San Juan River, vast sandy desert plains, and a wide valley studded with isolated red rock buttes and mesas.