Natural features

Monument Valley

United States of America Utah

Monument Valley
Photo: Domenico Convertini, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Red sandstone buttes towering over the desert on the Arizona-Utah border, in the Navajo Nation, the backdrop to countless Western films. Drive the 27 km Valley Drive dirt road, or join a Navajo-guided tour into areas closed to private cars.


Sunrise and sunset are spectacular. Stay at The View hotel or camp. It's Navajo land: respect local rules.

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