0.5 miles away
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.
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.
- Rank in Arizona
- #589of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 25.5 out of 100low confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Sleeping Dragon Butte is a natural landmark in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona. Viewed from the north it resembles a dragon, and from the west a ghost shape appears in the sky above it. It lies south of Flying Eagle, with a few traditional Navajo hogans just to its south. A large gash in the butte's southern side distinguishes it from the nearby toadstool-shaped formations it otherwise resembles.
Where it is
Sleeping Dragon 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 Sleeping Dragon 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
0.6 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.0.7 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.0.9 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.0.9 miles away
Hidden Bridge Arch
Hidden Bridge Arch is a rock formation in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, south of the formations known as Big Hogan and Sun's Eye.
1.1 miles away
Ear of the Wind
Ear of the Wind is a rock arch in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, standing directly beside a sand dune.
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
- 36.9235, -110.0740
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12