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The Top 11 Natural Monuments in the Abajo Mountains

Abajo Mountains’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 11

beautiful natural monuments in the Abajo Mountains. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 1, 2025

Sipapu Bridge

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Amazing combination of mostly dry river valley and monumental stone bridge.

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Kachina Bridge Trailhead

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Start to round trip through the canyon or just a nice walk to the rim with view into the river bed and towards the natural bridge

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Goosenecks State Park Viewpoint

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Already during the drive to the canyon you feel like you are in a side valley on the moon. On site then only a relatively large parking lot, a few …

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Owachomo Bridge

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Owachomo Bridge is likely the oldest natural bridge in the park. This delicate bridge was named for the large rock mound on its left side; Owachomo is a Hopi word for “rock mound.”

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House on Fire / Mule Canyon

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a dream, beautiful nature leads to the House of Fire.
And it burns if you take photos in the right place and the right spot.
beautiful, I'm totally thrilled.
Mega photo hotspot

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Mexican Hat Rock

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The Mexican Hat Rock, a stone "Sombrero" with a dimension of about 18m wide and almost 4m high. You can see him from the street.

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Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs

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I found more about Newspaper Rock here:
americansouthwest.net/utah/canyonlands/newspaper-rock.html

The petroglyphs from Newspaper Rock are from different eras, look beautiful and interesting, but are not decipherable for a layman like me. …

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Moki Dugway

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Utah State Route 261 runs through Bears Ears National Monument. One section of the highway is called the Moki Dugway. This section climbs 335 m over a length of 4.8 …

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View of Sipapu Bridge

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If you don't want to descend all the way into the canyon to see the Sipapu Bridge from below, you can reach the "Sipapu Bridge View" lookout point 650 meters …

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Muley Point Viewpoint

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Just two minutes from the parking lot, one will have even better views - and almost no people! Perfect picnic spot, but PLEASE: take out what you've brought in...

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The Top 11 Natural Monuments in the Abajo Mountains

Sipapu Bridge

Kachina Bridge Trailhead

Goosenecks State Park Viewpoint

Owachomo Bridge

House on Fire / Mule Canyon

Mexican Hat Rock

Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs

Moki Dugway

View of Sipapu Bridge

Muley Point Viewpoint

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