Monument Valley in Black and White. Because of the beautiful contrasts in the rocks a Black and White version of this picture also available in color. Guided by a Navajo we went into this beautiful area late in the afternoon before suset. We didn't dare to go with our own rental car because of the difficult sandy roads. Monument Valley (meaning valley of the rocks) is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching 1,000 ft above the valley floor. The buttes turn in to vivid red colors during sunset. It is located on the Arizona-Utah state line, near the Four Corners area. The valley lies within the range of the Navajo Nation Reservation.
Monument Valley has been featured in many films like Once Upon A Time in the West directed by Sergio Leone and also parts of the film Back to the Future III were taken here.
The area is part of the Colorado Plateau. The valley's vivid red color comes from iron oxide exposed in the weathered siltstone. The darker, blue-gray rocks in the valley get their color from manganese oxide.
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