Navajo Indian Reservation
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The entire Navajo Reservation covers about 27,000 square miles of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. A section of it takes up a large portion of San Juan County in Utah, from the San Juan River south to the Arizona border.
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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park
The Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is located on the Navajo Indian Reservation in southeastern Utah near the Arizona border at an elevation of 5,200ft/1,585m.A number of films and commercials have been shot in the area which is famous for its picturesque red mesas, buttes and surrounding desert.
Monument Valley Drive
The Valley Drive stretches for 17mi/27km on a dirt road from the Goulding Trading Post in Monument Valley. Along the route are many of the famous sights of the valley including the 300ft/91m Totem Pole, a rock spire. Guides can be hired at the visitor center.
Monument Valley Visitor Center
The Monument Valley Visitor Center at the Navajo Tribal Park features archeological displays and Native American relics. The center offers excellent views of the Monument Valley.
Navajo Mountain, Utah
Navajo Mountain (pop. 380) is the most remote community in San Juan County, with 180 homes located at an elevation of 6,500ft/1,981m on the Navajo Indian Reservation. Road access is possible only from Arizona. Navajo Mountain has the trail head for the Rainbow Bridge Trail, which descends for 17mi/27km to Rainbow Bridge National Monument.
Halchita, Utah
Halchita (pop. 270) is located across the San Juan River from Mexican Hat, at the north end of the Navajo Indian Reservation in southeastern Utah. The town, which gets its name from the Navajo word for "Red Lands", has a uranium millsite and sits at an altitude of 4,350ft/1,326m.
Montezuma Creek, Utah
Montezuma Creek (pop. 500) is a village on the Navajo Indian Reservation near the Utah and New Mexico border. The town sits at an elevation of 4,300ft/1,310m. The land was given to the Navajo in exchange for the territory they gave up during the formation of Lake Powell.
Aneth, Utah
Aneth (pop. 600) is a small community on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Utah. It is located ten miles west of the Colorado border at an elevation of 4,350 feet. It is home to the Aneth Oil Field.
Oljato, Utah
The small Navajo community of Oljato (pop. 1,550) is a historic trading post.
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