Monument Valley
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| - | '''Monument Valley''' is a region of the [[Colorado Plateau]] characterized by a cluster of vast and iconic sandstone [[butte]]s. It is located on the southern border of [[Utah]] with northern [[Arizona]], near the [[Four Corners]] area. The valley lies within the range of the [[Navajo Nation]] Reservation, and is accessible from [[U.S. Highway 163]]. The [[Navajo language|Navajo]] name for the valley is '''Tsé Bii' Ndzisgaii''' (Valley of the Rocks). | + | '''Monument Valley''' are a cluster of [[vast]] and [[iconic]] [[sandstone]] [[butte]]s located on the southern border of [[Utah]] with northern [[Arizona]]. |
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| + | Monument Valley has been featured in [[many forms of media]] since the 1930s. Director [[John Ford]] used the location for a number of his [[Western (genre)|Western]]s; critic [[Keith Phipps]] wrote that "its have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the [[Western United States|American West]]". | ||
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Monument Valley are a cluster of vast and iconic sandstone buttes located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona.
Monument Valley has been featured in many forms of media since the 1930s. Director John Ford used the location for a number of his Westerns; critic Keith Phipps wrote that "its have defined what decades of moviegoers think of when they imagine the American West".
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