| Hunts Mesa | |
|---|---|
 View of Monument Valley from Hunts Mesa | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,370 ft (1,942 m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Coordinates | 36°53′35″N110°04′18″W / 36.8930568°N 110.0717911°W /36.8930568; -110.0717911[2] |
| Geography | |
  Hunts Mesa Location of in Arizona Show map of Arizona Hunts Mesa Hunts Mesa (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Location | Navajo County,Arizona, U.S. |
| Topo map | USGS Mitten Buttes |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Jeep Trail |
Hunts Mesa is a rock formation located inMonument Valley, south of the border betweenUtah andArizona in the United States and west of the border between Arizona'sNavajo County andApache County. It is one of two popular interior destinations in the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park for tourists to experience panoramic views of the popular sandstone formations from a distance. The other is Mystery Valley. A Navajo guide is required to hike to either.
Hunts Mesa forms the southeastern edge of Monument Valley and the northern edge of Little Capitan Valley. Its elevation is 6,370 feet (1,942 m).[1] Access to Hunts Mesa is not through the general entrance of the park but rather through the sand dunes northeast of the town ofKayenta, Arizona.
On October 16, 1984, aUnited States Air ForceB-52G bomber crashed on Hunts Mesa, killing two of the seven crewmen.[3][4]