Muley Point is a remote, scenic overlook in southern Utah near Mexican Hat

Mexican Hat, Utah

Mexican Hat is a census-designated place on the San Juan River in south-central San Juan County, Utah, United States. Each year, on March 8 the town members meet to celebrate their CDP status. Town members wear hats, as the celebration takes place at the Mexican Hat Rock. It is on U.S...

. The view provides panoramic vistas of the desert landscape of southern Utah (Valley of the Gods) and northern Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

. Monument Valley

Monument Valley

Monument Valley is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of vast sandstone buttes, the largest reaching above the valley floor. It is located on the northern border of Arizona with southern Utah , near the Four Corners area...

 is visible in the distance while the San Juan River cuts into the canyon

Canyon

A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...

 below.

Located at the end of a five mile gravel road off Rte. 261, Muley Point is 25 miles (40 km) south of Natural Bridges National Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument

Natural Bridges National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located about north west of the Four Corners boundary of southeast Utah, in the western United States, at the junction of White Canyon and Armstrong Canyon, part of the Colorado River drainage...

and 20 miles (32 km) north of the Arizona border. Its geographical coordinates are 37°13′59"N 109°59′36"W.