Thumb Spire

This is a small butte near John Ford's Point. Dirt roads go past three sides of the butte; one goes on its western side between the butte and John Ford Point, one goes on its southern side between the Camel Butte and another butte to the south, and the other eastern road goes east of Thumb Spire to the North Window Overlook.

North Window overlook is between North Window Butte and Elephant Butte. In case you were wondering, there is no South Window overlook.

This overlook views the North Window and the desert expanse beyond it.

This dramatic butte is northeast of John Ford's Point; if you go to John Ford's Point and look to your right, it should be the largest butte in that direction.

This viewing point was featured in several Western films. You can get a picture of yourself at this point – standing on a horse, just like it was in the films. At John Ford Point, there are several buildings, making this one of the more developed parts of the park – it's a just a rough dirt road to get there.

From Artist's Point, you can look north toward the mittens and northern buttes.