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Canyonlands near Moab Utah.
Monument Valley
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Valley
Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔntsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor.[1] It is located on the Arizona–Utah border (around Coordinates: 36°59′N 110°6′W), near the Four Corners area. The valley lies within the territory of the Navajo Nation Reservation and is accessible from U.S. Highway 163.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his best-known films and thus, in the words of critic Keith Phipps, "its five square miles [13 square kilometers] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West."[2]
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his best-known films and thus, in the words of critic Keith Phipps, "its five square miles [13 square kilometers] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West."[2]
looking South
Contents
1 Geography and geology
2 Tourism
3 Climate
4 Gallery
4.1 Panoramas
4.2 Other images
5 Monument Valley in the media
6 See also
7 References
8 Further reading
9 External links
1 Geography and geology
2 Tourism
3 Climate
4 Gallery
4.1 Panoramas
4.2 Other images
5 Monument Valley in the media
6 See also
7 References
8 Further reading
9 External links
Panorama taken from the Visitor Center, showing the West and East Mitten Buttes and the road making a loop-tour through the Park
The Totem Pole
John Ford Point