{
  "name": "Scenic Byway 12 Hogback",
  "slug": "scenic-byway-12-hogback",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/scenic-byway-12-hogback/",
  "summary": "Escalante to Boulder across the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, with the Hogback at its heart: a knife-edge of pavement with steep drop-offs and no guardrails on either side.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "UT 12"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Utah",
    "start": {
      "name": "Escalante",
      "lat": 37.770311,
      "lon": -111.598336
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Boulder",
      "lat": 37.916998,
      "lon": -111.424558
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 27.8,
    "lengthKm": 44.7,
    "driveMinutes": 61,
    "corners": 60,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 14,
    "summitMetres": 2068.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "No-guardrail ridge drop-offs",
    "Open-range livestock",
    "Ice and snow at elevation"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Head Of The Rocks Overlook",
    "Lookout Escalante",
    "The Hogback"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 196
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}