Monument Valley

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Monument Valley is a striking red-sandstone desert region on the Arizona–Utah border, famed for its towering buttes and mesas and its iconic use as a backdrop in classic Western films.

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Monument Valley canonical 16
Monument Valley region 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf desert region
landform
tourist attraction
climate arid
contains Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
country United States of America
elevation approximately 1700 meters above sea level
approximately 5600 feet above sea level
featuredIn Back to the Future Part III (1990 film)
Forrest Gump (1994 film)
linked to: Forrest Gump

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968 film)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949 film)
Stagecoach (1939 film)
The Searchers (1956 film)
linked to: The Searchers
geologicalAge Permian
Triassic
geologicalFormation sandstone
hasLandmark Artist's Point
Camel Butte
East Mitten Butte
Elephant Butte
John Ford Point
Merrick Butte
Rain God Mesa
The Totem Pole
Three Sisters
West Mitten Butte
knownFor iconic Western film backdrop
locatedIn Arizona
Navajo Nation Reservation
linked to: Navajo Nation

Utah
locatedOnBorderOf Arizona
Utah
managedBy Navajo Nation
namedAfter its numerous rock monuments
nearestTown Kayenta, Arizona
Mexican Hat, Utah
notableFor mesas
red sandstone landscape
towering buttes
partOf Colorado Plateau
Four Corners region
popularActivity guided tours
photography
scenic driving
primaryRock De Chelly Sandstone
Moenkopi Formation
Organ Rock Shale
tourismInfrastructure scenic loop road
visitor center

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Searchers filmingLocation Monument Valley
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon filmingLocation Monument Valley
Fort Apache filmingLocation Monument Valley
Rio Grande (1950 film) filmingLocation Monument Valley
subject linked to: Rio Grande
Kayenta, Arizona primaryAccessTo Monument Valley
San Juan County, Utah containsLandform Monument Valley
Wagon Master (1950 film) filmingLocation Monument Valley
Bluff, Utah isGatewayTo Monument Valley region
linked to: Monument Valley
Wingate Sandstone exposedIn Monument Valley region
linked to: Monument Valley
Valley of the Gods near Monument Valley
Comb Ridge hasViewOf Monument Valley region
linked to: Monument Valley
Blanding, Utah near Monument Valley region
linked to: Monument Valley
Mexican Hat, Utah near Monument Valley
Goosenecks of the San Juan near Monument Valley
Goosenecks State Park near Monument Valley region
linked to: Monument Valley
Ornament Valley rockwork inspiredBy Monument Valley
Monument Valley High School near Monument Valley
Kayenta Health Center near Monument Valley region
linked to: Monument Valley
Wagon Master filmingLocation Monument Valley
Agathla Peak locatedNear Monument Valley
U.S. Route 163 traverses Monument Valley
Everett Ruess traveledTo Monument Valley region
linked to: Monument Valley