Luna Mesa is one of the starkest places in Utah. You pass through it on HWY 24 as you leave Hanksville, Utah, and travel west to Capitol Reef National Park, 37 miles west. Luna Mesa is just about half way to Capitol Reef, and Factory Butte is on the north side of the road. Factory Butte rises above it A gravel road leads north off 24 to the San Rafael Swell, passing some extreme rock formations as you get due east of Factory Butte. They are difficult to photograph but great to explore.