Monument Valley's iconic sandstone buttes — rising over 1,000 feet from the Colorado Plateau floor — are sacred to the Dine (Navajo) people, who call the valley Tse Bii Ndzisgaii ('Valley of the Rocks'). The iron oxide-rich Permian sandstone (the same De Chelly formation found at Sedona) creates the deep red coloring that makes this landscape instantly recognizable worldwide. Managed as a Navajo Tribal Park rather than a federal monument, the valley preserves indigenous sovereignty over its sacred geography. At 33.95° Giza bearing, Monument Valley sits on the Nazca-Angkor great circle with only 0.25° deviation — a geometric alignment connecting this Navajo sacred landscape to the planetary grid's most precisely surveyed corridor.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 86.5° | — | 273.5° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 108.3° | — | 251.7° | — | |
| Sirius | 116.3° | — | 243.7° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 31.9° | — | 328.1° | — | |
| Regulus | 59.4° | — | 300.6° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.4° | — | 267.6° | — | |
| Antares | 98.8° | — | 261.1° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 150.8° | — | 209.2° | — | |
| Arcturus | 27.1° | — | 332.9° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 108.5° | — | 251.5° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 71.6° | — | 288.4° | — | |
| Deneb | 41.9° | — | 318.1° | — | |
| Capella | 52.6° | — | 307.4° | — | |
| Castor | 55.3° | — | 304.7° | — | |
| Pollux | 58.4° | — | 301.6° | — | |
| Procyon | 84.2° | — | 275.8° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 96.1° | — | 263.9° | — | |
| Rigel | 119.2° | — | 240.8° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 100.4° | — | 259.6° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 144.1° | — | 215.9° | — | |
| Mimosa | 138.1° | — | 221.9° | — | |
| Altair | 79.3° | — | 280.7° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | — | — | — | — | |
| Alkaid | — | — | — | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 81.0° | — | 279.1° | — | |
| Alnitak | 108.7° | — | 251.3° | — | |
| Mintaka | 107.7° | — | 252.3° | — | |
| Saiph | 117.2° | — | 242.8° | — | |
| Peacock | 172.7° | — | 187.3° | — | |
| Miaplacidus | — | — | — | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 141.2° | — | 218.8° | — | |
| Hadar | 138.2° | — | 221.8° | — | |
| Gacrux | 134.5° | — | 225.5° | — | |
| Naos | 136.4° | — | 223.6° | — | |
| Suhail | 132.4° | — | 227.6° | — | |
| Avior | 163.3° | — | 196.7° | — | |
| Atria | 159.5° | — | 200.5° | — | |
| Regor | 145.4° | — | 214.6° | — | |
| Alsephina | 150.9° | — | 209.1° | — | |
| Shaula | 117.1° | — | 242.9° | — | |
| Ankaa | — | — | — | — | |
| Menkent | 105.0° | — | 255.0° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 80.3° | — | 279.7° | — | |
| Eltanin | — | — | — | — | |
| Kornephoros | 38.1° | — | 321.9° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 57.3° | — | 302.7° | — | |
| Denebola | 44.8° | — | 315.2° | — | |
| Alhena | 80.7° | — | 279.3° | — | |
| Alphard | 88.8° | — | 271.2° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.6° | — | 266.4° | — | |
| Pushya | 62.4° | — | 297.6° | — | |
| Adhara | 131.7° | — | 228.3° | — | |
| Wezen | 127.1° | — | 232.9° | — | |
| Navi | 40.5° | — | 319.5° | — | |
| Schedar | 46.1° | — | 313.9° | — | |
| Nunki | 112.7° | — | 247.3° | — | |
| Canopus | — | — | — | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 118.8° | — | 241.3° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.4° | — | 270.6° | — | |
| Scheat | 77.8° | — | 282.2° | — | |
| Enif | 91.7° | — | 268.3° | — | |
| Diphda | 144.1° | — | 215.9° | — | |
| Alphecca | 21.9° | — | 338.1° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 53.0° | — | 307.0° | — | |
| Spica | 74.3° | — | 285.7° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 73.6° | — | 286.4° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 54.9° | — | 305.1° | — | |
| Murzim | 123.0° | — | 237.0° | — | |
| Phact | 151.3° | — | 208.8° | — | |
| Mirfak | 55.0° | — | 305.0° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 45.5° | — | 314.5° | — | |
| Markab | 93.2° | — | 266.8° | — | |
| Algol | 67.2° | — | 292.8° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 106.0° | — | 253.9° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 108.3° | — | 251.7° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 60.1° | — | 299.9° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 119.9° | — | 240.1° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 69.2° | — | 290.8° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 110.8° | — | 249.2° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 53.0° | — | 307.0° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 127.0° | — | 233.0° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 66.3° | — | 293.7° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 113.7° | — | 246.3° | — |
Convergence Events (1)
34.8°
Algol Rise
Arabic (demon head), Egyptian (Cairo Calendar 1244 BCE), Chinese (great tomb), Hebrew
Δ 0.9°
Reference Bearings (20 landmarks)
| Landmark | Bearing | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| giza | 33.95° | 11,543 km |
| angkor wat | 320.99° | 13,378 km |
| nazca | 140.70° | 6,826 km |
| teotihuacan | 147.33° | 2,213 km |
| stonehenge | 38.79° | 7,987 km |
| gobekli tepe | 24.63° | 11,168 km |
| machu picchu | 137.44° | 6,822 km |
| easter island | 179.26° | 7,129 km |
| cahokia | 77.90° | 1,766 km |
| sedona | 212.80° | 280 km |
| mecca | 31.00° | 12,794 km |
| jerusalem | 29.91° | 11,561 km |
| vatican | 39.01° | 9,484 km |
| lhasa | 340.39° | 12,280 km |
| kailash | 349.53° | 12,354 km |
| uluru | 264.28° | 14,156 km |
| tiwanaku | 136.15° | 7,368 km |
| chaco canyon | 118.00° | 218 km |
| mt shasta | 298.26° | 1,156 km |
| levis stadium | 276.03° | 1,052 km |
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