The canyons on the south edge of Hunt's Mesa contain some very large and very spectacular arches. These arches are very remote, require difficult 4-wheel drive approaches, and are seldom visited. It would take two days to visit all of these arches. Specially arranged tours would be needed. These arches are within the boundaries of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park and a Navajo guide is required for any visitation.

CLARA BERNHEIMER NATURAL BRIDGE - Click on image for details.

EYE OF THE DOVE is large double cave natural arch located in a remote part of Monument Valley in the southern canyons of Hunt's Mesa. Up until the 1990's it remained almost completely unknown even to the Navajos. Even today few people have seen this large and spectacular double arch. David Brandt-Erichsen measured each of the two openings at 110 feet.

VREELAND ARCH is an alcove natural arch located in a remote part of Monument Valley in the southern canyons of Hunt's Mesa. It has an estimated span of 60 feet.

HOOLA HEY ARCH is located in a remote part of Monument Valley in the southern canyons of Hunt's Mesa. It was named by Navajo Guide Jerry Cly (pictured). It has an estimated span of 15 feet.

SPIDERWEB ARCH is a cave natural arch eroded in DeChelly sandstone. It is located on the south rim of Hunts Mesa in Monument Valley, Arizona. It takes about a 3/4-day rugged 4-WD trip to visit this remote arch. David Brandt-Erichsen measured the span of the larger opening at 90 feet, and the smaller opening at 24 feet. See this arch in 3D.

BABY ARCH is a pothole arch near Spiderweb Arch. This is a pretty arch that gets overshadowed by its huge and spectacular neighbor. It is number 10-18 in the Vreeland catalog.

RUIN ARCH is a small pothole arch set near a small ruin. It has an estimated span of 12 feet. It can be spotted from the 4WD road that goes southwest from Spiderweb Arch.

SWINNERTON ARCH is a large pothole arch pictured in the Stan Jones Gallery (use the BACK button to return to this page).

UNNAMED ARCH. This small, unnamed arch is a very interesting irregular natural arch eroded through DeChelly sandstone. It has a span of only about 5 feet, but its shape and other characteristics make it very unusual. It appears to have formed as a result of coincidental jointing and gravity. It is located close to Swinnerton Arch.

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