0.5 miles away
Sleeping Dragon Butte
Sleeping Dragon Butte, in Monument Valley, Arizona, resembles a dragon from the north and lies near traditional Navajo hogans and Flying Eagle.
Flying Eagle Butte
A Monument Valley butte north of Sleeping Dragon Butte and west of Yei Bi Chei, with a canyon cutting into its south-western side.
- Rank in Arizona
- #541of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 25.5 out of 100low confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Flying Eagle Butte is a rock formation in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, standing north of Sleeping Dragon Butte and west of Yei Bi Chei. Its eastern end lies near a group of sand dunes and Sand Springs, and a canyon cuts into its south-western side.
Where it is
Flying Eagle Butte is a natural landmark near Monument Valley, in Navajo County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Flying Eagle Butte, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the low confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Coordinates and designations: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
Nearby attractions
0.8 miles away
The Hub
The Hub, in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, is a two-step butte with a narrower butte set atop a larger one.
1.0 miles away
Yei Bi Chei Point
Yei Bi Chei Point, in Monument Valley, Arizona, overlooks the Sand Springs region and, ringed by rock formations, looks upward rather than down.1.0 miles away
Sun's Eye
Sun's Eye, in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, is a rock arch visible from a rock formation beneath it.1.1 miles away
Big Hogan Arch
A Monument Valley rock arch named for its hogan-like shape, once a Navajo gathering place valued for its musical echo.1.2 miles away
Sand Springs
Sand Springs is a natural spring in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, situated close to a nearby sand dune within the valley.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Monument Valley
- County
- Navajo County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 25.5 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- No data
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- low
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 36.9301, -110.0771
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12