Mexican Hat Rock was so named due to the resemblance to
an upside down Mexican sombrero hat.
Walls along the San Juan River have a design woven through them with
varying colors of reds and purples. The
Navajo call it "Mountain That is Coiled"; the design is used by
weavers and called "Navajo Blanket".
It represents the giant bullsnake or “Great Serpent” that lives inside;
bad luck comes to those who trespass or do not treat the hills with proper
respect.
• Location
is 69.3 miles from Monticello; travel 50.7 miles along Hwy 191 until it changes
to Hwy 163 west of Bluff; travel for 18 miles and there is either a road side
pull-in to view Mexican Hat Rock, or make the left turn onto a maintained dirt
road, it is 6/10ths of a mile to the base of the formation.
• From the
base of Mexican Hat, follow the dirt road around to the right and it will
continue down to the San Juan River.
• The
formation is accessible year round.
Mary Cokenour
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