Monument Valley
Arizona's iconic buttes
Monument Valley is a region of red sandstone buttes and mesas on the Arizona-Utah border, iconic in American Western imagery.
Its dramatic landscape—towering formations rising from flat desert floor—has appeared in countless films, photographs, and advertisements representing the American West.
The valley lies within Navajo Nation territory: We drove through Monument Valley at sunset.
Beehive State, western region
- Arizona48th state admitted
- Four CornersQuadripoint of southwestern states
- Colorado PlateauElevated arid region, American Southwest
- CameronScottish personal name
Isolated flat-topped hill
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
- plateauFlat highland area
- desertTo leave behind completely
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
spire · pinnacle · canyon · arid · erosion · geology · red rock · strata
Prolific Western film director
- StagecoachClassic 1939 Western film
- backdropRear stage scenery
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
John Wayne · The Searchers · Forrest Gump · panorama · golden hour · sunrise · sunset · photography
Sovereign tribal territory, Southwest US
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- hoganNative American earth dwelling
- code talkersNative language military cryptographers
- sand paintingsArt using colored granules
silversmithing · turquoise jewelry · ceremonies · traditions · ancestral lands · sacred sites · guided tours · permit
Impressively dignified and beautiful
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
- imposingImpressively grand in scale
monolithic · towering · vast · solitude · silence · ancient · primordial · spiritual
Utah
Beehive State, western region
- Arizona48th state admitted
- Four CornersQuadripoint of southwestern states
- Colorado PlateauElevated arid region, American Southwest
Cameron · high desert · remote · backcountry · scenic byway
butte
Isolated flat-topped hill
sandstone · spire · pinnacle · canyon · arid · erosion · geology · red rock · strata · sedimentary
John Ford
Prolific Western film director
- StagecoachClassic 1939 Western film
- backdropRear stage scenery
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
John Wayne · The Searchers · Forrest Gump · silhouette · panorama · golden hour · sunrise · sunset · photography · cinematography
Navajo Nation
Sovereign tribal territory, Southwest US
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- hoganNative American earth dwelling
- code talkersNative language military cryptographers
sand paintings · silversmithing · turquoise jewelry · ceremonies · traditions · ancestral lands · sacred sites · guided tours · permit · sovereignty
majestic
Impressively dignified and beautiful
- awe-inspiringEvoking reverential wonder
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- sublimeAwe-inspiring greatness
imposing · monolithic · towering · vast · solitude · silence · ancient · primordial · spiritual · otherworldly
Three Sisters
Named geological triplet
- ArizonaPhoenix, Tucson, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale
- Four CornersFour Corners, Colorado Plateau, Canyonlands, Navajo Nation, Mesa Verde
- Navajo CountryCrystal, Cameron, Burnham, Sweetwater, Cottonwood
- Western LandformsColorado Plateau, Columbia Plateau, Great Plains, High Plains, Great Basin
- US geographystates, capitals, state boundaries, state lines, regions
- stargazingtelescope, stargazing guides, night sky, stars, constellation
Monument ValleyGrand Canyon
Massive Arizona gorge
Carlsbad Caverns · Mammoth Cave · Death Valley · Great Plains · Everglades
Monument ValleyTimes Square
Famous Manhattan intersection
Manhattan · Wall Street · Central Park · Silicon Valley · Hollywood
Monument ValleyAmazon rainforest
Largest tropical forest ecosystem
Pacific Northwest · Everglades · Niagara Falls · Great Lakes · Florida Keys
valley, monument, monumental, valleys, monuments, monumentally, monumentality, monumentalize, monumentalized