Monument Valley

Monument Valley

Utah / Arizona border

Best seasons
spring, fall
Best time
Sunrise or sunset, when the buttes glow deep red-orange
Access
Within the Navajo Nation; a permit or guided tour is required for anything beyond the main scenic drive.

Towering sandstone buttes and mesas rising straight out of the high desert floor — one of the most recognizable landscapes in the American West, shaped by millions of years of erosion on the Navajo Nation.

Photos from Monument Valley