Monument valley arizona utah. See 14678 traveler reviews and photos of monument valley tourist attractions. The brisk march of progress passed right by monument valley. Find what to do today this weekend or in september. The stretch approaching the azut border from the north gives the most famous image of the valley and possibly of the whole southwest a long straight empty road leads across flat desert towards the 1000 foot high stark red cliffs on the.
Vast wild and sunbaked with deep canyons and. Monument valley navajo tribal park is located on the navajo nationone of the largest american indian tribes. It is located along the utaharizona border towards the southeast corner of utah just east of highway 163. The nearest towns are mexican hat utah24 miles north east on highway 163 and kayenta arizona26 miles south on highway 163.
Utah monument valley map map of the main formations in monument valley most of which are within the navajo tribal park east of us 163 and hidden from it by the mitchell and wetherill mesas. We have reviews of the best places to see in monument valley. Which is great because in places like this progress has nothing to offer. Get directions maps and traffic for monument valley ut.
There is only one main road through monument valley us 163 which links kayenta az with us 191 in utah. The valley is part of monument valley navajo tribal park a navajo nation equivalent to a national park. Visit top rated must see attractions. It is located on the arizonautah border around coordinates near the four.
Valley drive detail map. This sandy preserve bathes the region between arizona and utah in rich red hues adding to its reputation of having some of the most dramatic and mesmerizing light. Monument valley located on the arizona utah state line is the site of a cluster of magnificent sandstone buttes the tallest of which reach 1000 feet above the valley floor. Tse bii ndzisgaii pronounced tsepintsski meaning valley of the rocks is a region of the colorado plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes the largest reaching 1000 ft 300 m above the valley floor.
The southeast corner of utah looks about like it did 300 years ago which looked like it did 3000 years ago. Monument valley koa is located in monument valley utah and offers great camping sites.