Introduction:
Where?
: North of the town of Mexican Hat on hwy 163
Google Map Link
What? :
Large red-rock valley with nice mountain buttes formations.
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When? :
Summer time can be very hot winter can have snow storm at the higher
elevations.
The
visit:
The
only way to visit this park is by taking the 17-mile gravel loop road in the
large open valley. The road will take you near the large rock formations like the
one in Monument Valley with tall, reddish brown mesas, buttes and towers.
A
smaller scale version of Monument Valley, containing tall, red, isolated
sandstone mesas and cliffs standing high above the level desert floor.
The
only way to visit this park is by taking the 17-mile gravel loop road (San Juan
County Road 242) in the large open valley. You do not need 4x4 vehicle to drive
it and is in good condition in dry weather. The road will take you near the
large rock formations that; Most of the road is firm and level, and the route
should be passable by regular vehicles in good weather.
Muley
Point: It is highly recommended to take the hwy 261 to natural bridges NP.
A viewpoint
on the top of the unpaved road section that climb 1200 feet from the valley of
the gods to the Cedar Mesa plateau.
GoogleMap Link
In good
whether you can take the off-road section to Muley Point East.
www:
https://utah.com/monument-valley/valley-of-the-gods
https://www.americansouthwest.net/utah/mexican_hat/valley_of_the_gods.html
https://bluffutah.org/valley-of-the-gods/
Map:
http://www.aztecnm.com/fourcorners/utah/valleyofthegods.html
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