Navajo Mountain

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Navajo Mountain

Total population

610

Median home value

$9,999

6.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$0

Elevation1836 m

Land area86.39 km²

Weather80°F · Sunny

Coordinates37.05°, -110.79°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Navajo Mountain is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo Nation in southwestern San Juan County, Utah, United States. The 2020 census was recorded as 450.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Navajo Mountain, UT from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Utah

• Oljato-Monument Valley
  29.7 mi away
• Mexican Hat
  50.7 mi away
• White Mesa
  78.5 mi away · pop. 124
• Blanding
  80.7 mi away · pop. 3,275
• Montezuma Creek
  83.1 mi away
• Hatch
  99.5 mi away · pop. 165
• Orderville
  103.8 mi away · pop. 803
• Junction
  113.6 mi away · pop. 298
• Koosharem
  117.6 mi away · pop. 298
• Springdale
  122.4 mi away · pop. 421
• Parowan
  124.4 mi away · pop. 3,165
• Annabella
  133.9 mi away · pop. 701

Browse all places in Utah →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Navajo Mountain

A biological reconnaissance of Navajo Mountain, Utah

Seth Bertram Benson · 1935

Survey and excavations north and east of Navajo Mountain, Utah, 1959-1962

1968

The Mountain Chant

Washington Matthews · 1887

The Navajo Mountain community

Mary Shepardson · 1970

Rainbow BridgeCircling Navajo Mountain and Explorations in the Bad Lands of Southern Utah and Northern Arizona

Charles L. Bernheimer · 1924

Geology of the Monument valley-Navajo mountain region, San Juan county, Utah

Baker, Arthur A. · 1936

Rainbow Bridge

Bernheimer, Charles L. · 1924

Utah: Navajo Mountain : 1:100,000-scale topographic map

United States · 1996

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Widemouth 2, Millard, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 149 mi
• Wildfire Black Canyon, Sanpete, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-07-30 · 164 mi
• Wildfire Slough Canyon, Grand, Utah
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 167 mi
• Prescribed Fire D2 Vincent RX, Coconino, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-17 · 180 mi
• Prescribed Fire D2 Dye RX, Coconino, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-17 · 181 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Morgan Unit 5 RX, Navajo, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 199 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Arab RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 205 mi
• Prescribed Fire D7 Apprentice RX, Apache, Arizona
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 205 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Desert Bighorn Sheep

Ovis canadensis nelsoni

Seen 2026-08-19

cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Seen 2026-07-26

Antelopehorn Milkweed

Asclepias asperula

Seen 2026-07-07

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Gambelia wislizenii

Seen 2026-04-28

Scarlet Gilia

Ipomopsis aggregata

Seen 2026-04-27

Lithophane longior

Lithophane longior

Seen 2026-04-27

Colorado Pinyon

Pinus edulis

Seen 2026-04-16

Woolly Locoweed

Astragalus mollissimus

Seen 2026-04-16

Redstem Stork's-bill

Erodium cicutarium

Seen 2026-04-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).