(Photo courtesy of Ray Bloxham, Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) This photo shot in 2017 shows tracks left by illegal off-roading near Factory Butte, pictured in the distance. The BLM this week announced in May 2019 that it is reopening the lands encircling the famous southern Utah butte to cross-country motorized travel, and three environmental groups have since filed a lawsuit to close the land to motorized use.