Map of Mexican Hat CDP

Mexican Hat is a census-designated place (CDP) in Utah in the United States. It is on the San Juan River on the northern edge of the Navajo Nation’s borders in south-central San Juan County. The population was 31 in the 2010 census, a sharp decline from the previous two censuses.

Mexican Hat CDP overview:
Name:	Mexican Hat CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Utah
County:	San Juan County
Elevation:	4,244 ft (1,294 m)
Total Area:	8.5 sq mi (22 km²)
Land Area:	8.2 sq mi (21 km²)
Water Area:	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
Total Population:	31
Population Density:	3.8/sq mi (1.5/km²)
ZIP code:	84531
Area code:	435
FIPS code:	4949380
GNISfeature ID:	1430248

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History

The name “Mexican Hat” comes from a curiously sombrero-shaped rock outcropping on the northeast edge of town; the rock measures 60-foot (18 m) wide by 12-foot (3.7 m). The “Hat” has two rock climbing routes ascending it. Mexican Hat has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.

In 2016, the U.S. Route 163 bridge crossing the San Juan River on the south border of the town was renamed the “Jason R. Workman Memorial Bridge” after a member of SEAL Team Six who was killed in action in Afghanistan on August 6, 2011. Workman was a 1997 graduate of the nearby San Juan High School.

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Geography

The CDP is on U.S. Route 163, just 3 miles (5 km) south of the junction with State Route 261, and is just outside the northern boundary of both the Navajo Nation and Monument Valley. Goosenecks State Park is located 9 miles (14 km) west-northwest, Alhambra Rock is 6 miles (10 km) west-southwest, and the Valley of the Gods is to the north on U.S. 163.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.5 square miles (22 km), of which 8.2 square miles (21 km) is land (96%) and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km) is water (4%).