The Summerville Formation is exposed on the right for about the next half a mile. In the next three-quarters of a mile to Highland View the roadcuts are in the sandstone ledges of the Salt Wash Member of the Morrison Formation. Another half a mile through massive Salt Wash sandstones takes us to the second highest point on Rim Rock Drive—the divide between Monument and Ute Canyons, altitude 6,593 feet. From here we may look far to the south across Glade Park to high Piñon Mesa—the highest part of the Uncompahgre Plateau northwest of Unaweep Canyon, where the altitude is about 9,500 feet. LIBERTY CAP TRAILHEAD [Mile-marker 23] Halfway down the hill to the south is a parking area on the left at the head of Liberty Cap Trail, which goes eastward about 6 miles to Liberty Cap—a prominent conical point atop the Wingate cliff just west of the mouth of Ute Canyon, which appears on the left skyline of figure 38. From there, the trail descends about 2 miles to a gate in the boundary fence at the mouth of Ute Canyon. The roads connecting the gate with South Camp Road (fig. 3) were reported (1979) to be closed to foot travel by private landowners, so hikers reaching this point must either retrace their steps to the parking area at the head of the Liberty Cap trail, or return by a primitive trail up main Ute Canyon, turn right up the west arm of the canyon, and regain Rim Rock Drive by a short switchback trail noted on page 109. However, the Park Service hopes that in the future some sort of corridor can be established to connect the trailhead with the nearby roads. Most of the “trail” up Ute Canyon is the normally dry channel of the creek, so hikers should watch out for flash floods. The round trip by Liberty Cap Trail alone is about 16 miles, and if the return trip is made by Ute Canyon the total distance is about 13 miles. Accordingly, hikers should allow a full day and carry food and water. GLADE PARK ROAD A quarter of a mile west of the Liberty Cap parking area in the west arm of Ute Canyon is a junction with a gravel road that leads 5 miles south to the Glade Park General Store and Post Office, where groceries, beer, gasoline, and fishing and camping supplies are available. Glade Park connects with scenic roads leading east, west, and south. Later, we will cover in more detail a round trip from the intersection in Ute Canyon to one near Cold Shivers Point, and another round trip from Glade Park around the head of No Thoroughfare Canyon and back to Grand Junction via the Little Park Road.