Ol' Sugarloaf...

I have wanted to explore Pahvant Butte in Millard county for about a year.  Something would always come up and I never had the chance to go there.  It seemed the stars aligned just right and I finally made it down there.

Anyway, below is the story of it's creation is at http://geology.utah.gov/surveynotes/geosights/pahvantbutte.htm

So now that you know what it is, the question is why?  Why did I go there.  I went there for numerous reasons.  First I am sort of a geology geek, love to see unique formations, and this definitely doesn't disappoint. 

Our first stop was the Lace curtain:

The photos do not do this amazing formation justice, it is easily a hundred feet tall or more.

The Rocks have just melted.

So now that brings us to the next reason to visit Pahvant or "Sugarloaf":

What is it?  Utah's version of Stonehenge perhaps?

So What is it already? Apparently the 1920's Millard County hired a man to construct a wind turbine of some sort, and the legend goes that he got the pillars and concrete bunker erected before he decided to take the rest of the county's money and head for Mexico with his ill-gotten fortune.

The pillars atop Sugarloaf are in 2 concentric circles with the tops level with each other, the "bunker" sits in the middle of these rings of pillars and is mostly underground.