1.1 miles away
John Wayne's Point
John Wayne's Point, a Monument Valley overlook named for the actor, lies near Lookout Point but faces east-southeast rather than its direction.
Mitchell Mesa
A 6,586-foot summit in Navajo County, named after a miner who died working the area alongside a partner named Merrick.
- Rank in Arizona
- #454of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 33.5 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Mitchell Mesa is a summit of 6,586 feet (2,007 m) elevation in Navajo County, Arizona. It is named after a miner who died while working the area alongside a partner named Merrick, for whom a nearby outcrop is also named.
Where it is
Mitchell Mesa 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 Mitchell Mesa, 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 medium 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
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- 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.
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Nearby attractions
1.4 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.
1.5 miles away
Monument Valley
A cluster of sandstone buttes on the Navajo Nation, the largest rising 1,000 feet above the valley floor.
1.7 miles away
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.
1.8 miles away
Merrick Butte
A butte in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, south of the Mitten Buttes and named for the miner Jack Merrick.
2.1 miles away
Elephant Butte
A 5,981-foot Monument Valley butte, appearing as the largest formation visible north-east of John Ford's Point.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Monument Valley
- County
- Navajo County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 33.5 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 4.2
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 36.9655, -110.1142
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12