Mexican Hat
A 60-ft sombrero balanced on a rock pedestal
A wildly improbable disk of rock balanced on a slender pedestal just off the highway in far southeast Utah, looking exactly like an upside-down sombrero. The tiny town it named sits at the gateway to the San Juan’s goosenecks and Monument Valley.
The shot
The “hat” against red-rock badlands.
Nearby & worth pairing
- Goosenecks of the San Juan
- Monument Valley nearby
- Valley of the Gods
- Moki Dugway
Access, fees, permits, and tour availability change with the season and the managing agency (tribal park, state park, BLM, or NPS) — confirm current rules and reservations before you go, tread lightly on sacred and fragile sites, and pack out everything you bring.
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