{
  "name": "Monument Valley",
  "slug": "monument-valley-us163",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/monument-valley-us163/",
  "summary": "US 163 runs south-west from the San Juan River at Mexican Hat across open desert to the buttes of Monument Valley, past the Forrest Gump Point straight, and on into Arizona past Agathla Peak to Kayenta.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "US 163"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Utah / Arizona",
    "start": {
      "name": "Mexican Hat",
      "lat": 37.148945,
      "lon": -109.859603
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kayenta",
      "lat": 36.70774,
      "lon": -110.247265
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 44.7,
    "lengthKm": 71.9,
    "driveMinutes": 82,
    "corners": 12,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 6,
    "summitMetres": 1746.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Sand on the road in places",
    "Dogs and wildlife on the road",
    "People taking photos in the road at Forrest Gump Point"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "desert"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "San Juan Inn restaurant",
    "Forrest Gump Point",
    "Monument Valley Tribal Park turn",
    "Agathla Peak",
    "Burger King, Kayenta"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 143
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-11"
}