Mexican Hat, Utah
Takes its name from a balanced boulder resembling a Mexican sombrero. The "hat" is more than 60 feet in diameter and 12 feet thick and weighs 2,500 tons. It rests on a pedestal 200 feet above the valley floor.
Community Facts
- County: San Juan
- Coordinates: 37.1519, -109.8671
- Elevation: 4,245 ft.
- Population: 21 (9 households)
- Area Code: 435
- Prefixes: 280, 683
Gardening Info
- Hardiness Zone: 7b
- Annual Precipitation: 6.6 in.
1991-2020 precipitation normals
Sources
- Location and elevation: USGS
- Name: Adapted from Origins of Utah Place Names
- Population and households: 2020 Census
- Hardiness zone: USDA
- Annual precipitation: PRISM
- Area codes and phone prefixes: NANPA
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by Beehive Guide. Updated Oct. 19, 2026.