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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park from directly overhead

Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is a park in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,623 m. Big Point stands 2,408 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hub, a peak 0.9 miles away. Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Road passes 5.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
1623 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.93692, -110.09318

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Attractions: 20
Springs: 7
  • Oljato Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Cedar Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Tah nih choa ah Spring: 21.0 mi
  • Hummingbird Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Fir Spring: 24.3 mi
Museums: 6
Cliffs: 6
Historic sites: 4
  • Thunderbird Mesa: 1.0 mi
  • Brigham Young's Tomb: 7.5 mi
  • Hat Rock: 10.1 mi
  • Brick Arch: 14.8 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Navajo Ancient Wall Murals: 1.7 mi
  • Navajo Welcome Center: 6.3 mi
  • San Juan Trading Post: 19.3 mi
Parks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Johns Canyon Waterfall: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big PointW 266°2,408 m19.5 mi
AgathlaSW 224°2,164 m10.6 mi
Segeke ButteSW 224°2,058 m14.3 mi
Hoskinnini MesaWNW 284°2,051 m16.3 mi
Azansosi MesaWSW 255°2,019 m14.9 mi
Mitchell MesaNNW 338°2,004 m2.6 mi
Eagle MesaNNW 348°2,002 m7.8 mi
The RampW 267°1,991 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5819:32
June solstice06:0220:0520:44
September equinox07:0918:4519:19
December solstice07:3116:2817:08

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333847556577807770584333

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monument Valley, 4 mi away.

  • Saltlover19 obs
  • Sacred Datura16 obs
  • broadleaf milkweed11 obs
  • Common Side-blotched Lizard9 obs
  • Badlands Mule-ears8 obs
  • White-tailed Antelope Squirrel7 obs
  • crispleaf buckwheat6 obs
  • Domestic Horse6 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260151

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