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Monument Valley 3D
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Welcome to the Navajo Nation! Monument Valley is a wide desert dotted with towering red sandstone buttes that seem to rise straight out of the flat ground.
Why is it famous?
Its giant red rock towers, called buttes, are instantly recognizable around the world.
It has appeared as the backdrop in countless movies, especially classic westerns.
How was it formed?
Millions of years of wind and water wore away softer rock, leaving only the hardest sandstone standing.
What's left are tall, flat-topped buttes and thin spires rising above the desert floor.
Quick facts
- Some buttes tower over 1,000 feet above the valley floor.
- The famous Mitten Buttes are named because they look like giant stone mittens.
- Monument Valley sits on Navajo Nation land and is managed by the Navajo people themselves.