0.6 miles away
Camel Butte
A 5,847-foot Monument Valley summit near John Ford's Point, with dirt roads passing it on three sides.
John Ford Point
A Monument Valley overlook featured in several Western films, more developed than most of the park despite its rough dirt-road access.
- Rank in Arizona
- #558of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 25.5 out of 100low confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
John Ford Point is an overlook in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, featured in several Western films. It is one of the more developed parts of the park, with several buildings on site, though it is reached by a rough dirt road.
Where it is
John Ford Point 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 John Ford Point, 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
0.7 miles away
Three Sisters Spires
Three Sisters Spires, in Monument Valley, Arizona, is a group of three spires best seen from John Ford Point, one topped by a resting rock.
0.7 miles away
Elephant Butte
A 5,981-foot Monument Valley butte, appearing as the largest formation visible north-east of John Ford's Point.0.8 miles away
Thumb Spire
Thumb Spire, in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, stands next to Camel Butte with several large rocks beside it.
0.8 miles away
North Window Overlook
North Window Overlook, in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, looks onto the North Window rock formation and the desert beyond it.
1.0 miles away
Cly Butte
Cly Butte is a summit in Navajo County, Arizona, within Monument Valley, at an elevation of 5,820 feet.
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
- 36.9544, -110.0874
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12