Thumb Spire

Rank in Arizona: #605of 727 ranked
Overall score: Score 25.5 out of 100low confidence
Category: Natural Landmark

Thumb Spire is a natural landmark in Monument Valley, Navajo County, Arizona, a spire next to Camel Butte with several large rocks lying beside it.

Where it is

Thumb Spire 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 Thumb 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 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.

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0.1 miles away
Camel Butte
A 5,847-foot Monument Valley summit near John Ford's Point, with dirt roads passing it on three sides.
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0.3 miles away
Cly Butte
Cly Butte is a summit in Navajo County, Arizona, within Monument Valley, at an elevation of 5,820 feet.
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0.3 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.
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0.6 miles away
Elephant Butte
A 5,981-foot Monument Valley butte, appearing as the largest formation visible north-east of John Ford's Point.
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0.8 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.
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0.9 miles away
Artist's Point
A Monument Valley viewpoint looking north across the valley toward the Mitten Buttes and other rock formations.
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