Monument Valley (Arizona portion)

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cultural landscape landform tourist attraction valley

Monument Valley (Arizona portion) is the iconic stretch of the Navajo Nation famed for its towering sandstone buttes and desert vistas that have become a symbol of the American Southwest in film and photography.

Aliases (5)

Monument Valley ×5
Forrest Gump Point (view toward Arizona buttes) ×1
Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park ×1
Monument Valley region ×1
Monument Valley, Arizona-Utah border ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural landscape → landform → tourist attraction → valley →
borderedBy	Utah portion of Monument Valley →
climate	arid → desert climate →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
culturalSignificanceFor	Navajo people →
elevation	approximately 1600 meters above sea level → approximately 5200 feet above sea level →
featuredInGenre	Western films →
featuredInMedium	feature films → television commercials → travel photography →
geologicalEra	Permian period →
geologicalFormation	sandstone →
governedBy	Navajo Parks and Recreation Department →
hasAccessRoad	U.S. Route 163 NERFINISHED →
hasLandform	butte → mesa → monoliths → spires →
hasOfficialLanguage	English → Navajo →
hasProtectedArea	Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park →
hasViewpoint	Forrest Gump Point (view toward Arizona buttes) →
knownFor	appearances in Western films → desert vistas → iconic American Southwest scenery → photography locations → towering sandstone buttes →
landUse	tourism → traditional Navajo grazing →
locatedIn	Arizona → Colorado Plateau → Navajo Nation →
nearestTown	Kayenta, Arizona →
partOf	Monument Valley →
sovereignTerritoryOf	Navajo Nation →
symbolOf	American Southwest → classic Western frontier imagery →
tourismActivity	guided Navajo tours → hiking on designated trails → photography → scenic drives →
withinReservation	Navajo Nation Reservation →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arizona → Arizona → Colorado Plateau ("Monument Valley") → Four Corners region ("Monument Valley") → Southwestern United States ("Monument Valley") →	contains
My Darling Clementine ("Monument Valley, Arizona-Utah border") →	filmingLocation
Navajo Nation ("Monument Valley") →	hasLandmark
Four Corners Monument (Arizona corner) ("Monument Valley region") →	hasNearbyAttraction
Monument Valley (Arizona portion) ("Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park") →	hasProtectedArea
Monument Valley (Arizona portion) ("Forrest Gump Point (view toward Arizona buttes)") →	hasViewpoint
Monument Valley (Arizona portion) ("Monument Valley") →	partOf