3.3 miles away

Rooster Rock Spire
A 5,985-foot spire in a remote corner of Monument Valley that lies beyond the reach of all-day valley tours.
- Rank in Arizona
- #483of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 31.6 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Rooster Rock is a summit in Apache County, Arizona, at an elevation of 5,985 feet, in a remote part of south-eastern Monument Valley not reached even by all-day tours of the valley.
Where it is
Rooster Rock Spire is a natural landmark near Monument Valley, in Apache 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 Rooster Rock Spire, 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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Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Monument Valley
- County
- Apache County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 31.6 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 0.0
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 36.9156, -109.9856
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12