Valley of the Gods

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Valley of the Gods is a scenic sandstone area near Mexican Hat in the San Juan County, southeastern Utah. It is close to Monument Valley, and has similar rock formations. This is a smaller scale version of Monument Valley, with tall, red, isolated mesas and cliffs standing above the level valley floor, remnants of some ancient landscape. The Valley of the Gods area may be toured via a 17 mile dirt road (FR 242) that winds amongst the eerie formations, this is rather steep and bumpy in parts but should be passable by normal vehicles in good weather. The western end joins UT 261 shortly before its 1,200 foot ascent up Cedar Mesa at Moki Dugway, while the eastern end starts 9 miles from the town of Mexican Hat along US 163 and heads north, initially crossing flat, open land and following the course of Lime Creek, a seasonal wash, before turning west towards the buttes and pinnacles.... Mehr