1Score 49.5 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Black Mesa
An upland mesa in Navajo and Apache counties, named for the dark appearance of its pinyon-juniper and mixed conifer woodlands.
Kayenta Attractions
The 5 attractions in this database associated with Kayenta, ranked by the site's overall score.
5 attractions
- 2Score 48.1 out of 100
National Monument
Navajo National Monument
A National Park System unit on the Shonto Plateau preserving three Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings. - 3Score 47.6 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Owl Rock
A 6,547-foot sandstone summit on Navajo Nation land north of Kayenta, held sacred as a spindle left by the Holy People. - 4Score 47.0 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Agathla Peak
An eroded volcanic plug rising more than 1,500 feet south of Monument Valley, held sacred by the Navajo and visible from U.S. Route 163. - 5Score 24.2 out of 100
Museum
Navajo Code Talkers exhibit
A Kayenta exhibit, in a building behind a Burger King, on how Navajo code talkers secured US military communications in the Second World War.
About this list
Attractions are associated with the nearest recognisable destination rather than by municipal boundary, so a place just outside Kayenta still appears here if that is how visitors reach it. 1 of these publish an official visitor count, together recording 58,442 visits in their most recent reported year.
Near Kayenta
The closest attractions outside Kayenta, measured from the places listed above rather than from a town centre nothing occupies.
- Ancestral Puebloan Ruins — 4.9 miles away, Monument Valley
- Ancestral Puebloan Ruin and Petroglyphs — 5.9 miles away, Monument Valley
- Ear of the Wind — 9.7 miles away, Monument Valley
- Hunts Mesa — 9.8 miles away, Monument Valley
- Sun's Eye — 10 miles away, Monument Valley
- The Hub — 10 miles away, Monument Valley
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