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Monument Valley
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basin of the Colorado Plateau on the Arizona–Utah border in the western United States
Monument Valley is a vast desert basin straddling the Arizona-Utah border on the Colorado Plateau, known for its striking red rock formations and distinctive landscape. It holds cultural significance as the traditional homeland of the Navajo Nation and has become an iconic symbol of the American West through its appearance in films and popular culture.
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View of Monument Valley in Utah, looking south on U.S. Route 163 from 13 miles (21 km) north of the Utah–Arizona state line Mitchell Mesa from the View Hotel. Monument Valley (Navajo: Tsé Biiʼ Ndzisgaii, pronounced [tsʰépìːʔ ǹtsɪ̀skɑ̀ìː], meaning "valley of the rocks") is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, with the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line. The valley is considered sacred by the Navajo Nation, the Native American people within whose reservation it lies.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Famed director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns. Film critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its five square miles [13 km] have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West".