Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,622 m. Big Point stands 2,408 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Monument Valley Visitor Center, a museum 0.4 miles away. Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 2.9 mi off the Monument Valley to Bluff Scenic Byway
- 3.8 mi off the Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road
- 16.3 mi off the Trail of the Ancients, National
- 27.2 mi off the Tse' nikani - Flat Mesa Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Redlands · 6 mi
- Forrest Gump Point · 10 mi
- Goosenecks Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Mexican Hat Rock · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Mitten: 0.7 mi
- Mitchell Mesa: 1.1 mi
- Merrick Butte: 1.3 mi
- Sentinel Mesa: 1.3 mi
- Gray Whiskers: 2.1 mi
- Sentinel Mesa: 1.4 mi
- East Mitten: 2.1 mi
- Mitchell Mesa: 2.5 mi
- Three Sisters: 2.7 mi
- Camel Butte: 2.9 mi
- Monument Valley Visitor Center: 0.4 mi
- Gouldings Museum and Trading Post: 5.5 mi
- Oljeto Trading Post (defunct): 12.1 mi
- Burger King with Navajo Code Talkers exhibit: 20.9 mi
- sweat lodge: 20.9 mi
- The Ramp: 14.3 mi
- Baby Rocks: 15.7 mi
- Gray Point: 16.4 mi
- Cedar Point: 18.2 mi
- Cedar Mesa Cliff: 19.7 mi
- Brigham Young's Tomb: 4.2 mi
- Thunderbird Mesa: 4.3 mi
- Hat Rock: 8.6 mi
- Brick Arch: 12.3 mi
- Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park: 3.6 mi
- Dennehotso Recreation Area: 17.3 mi
- Wagon Wheel Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Navajo Welcome Center: 3.7 mi
- Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 5.3 mi
- San Juan Trading Post: 17.4 mi
- Cedar Spring: 10.1 mi
- Oljato Spring: 10.8 mi
- Tah nih choa ah Spring: 24.6 mi
- Johns Canyon Waterfall: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Point | WSW 255° | 2,408 m | 19.3 mi |
| Agathla | SSW 210° | 2,164 m | 12.9 mi |
| Segeke Butte | SSW 213° | 2,058 m | 16.5 mi |
| Hoskinnini Mesa | W 272° | 2,051 m | 15.0 mi |
| Azansosi Mesa | WSW 242° | 2,019 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mitchell Mesa | S 190° | 2,004 m | 1.1 mi |
| Eagle Mesa | N 349° | 2,002 m | 4.2 mi |
| The Ramp | WSW 256° | 1,991 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:05 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:27 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 38 | 47 | 55 | 65 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 43 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument Valley, under a mile away.
- Desert Spiny Lizard49 obs
- Common Side-blotched Lizard40 obs
- Utah Juniper20 obs
- Common Raven13 obs
- Long-nosed Leopard Lizard13 obs
- Plains Pricklypear13 obs
- Western Whiptail12 obs
- Canaigre Dock12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1137789746
Day trips start here
- Goosenecks State Park · 16 mi
- Mexican Hat · 18 mi
- Kayenta · 20 mi
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