Look for these Famous Red-Rocks in Sedona

Nestled in Verde Valley just south of the Colorado Plateau, Sedona is home to several buttes and high-energy spots called ‘vortexes’ (vertices). It’s a pleasant little town with imposing rocky landmarks, great views, and scenic roads and trails that take you close to the towering red rocks in Sedona.

The last time I sat down to put down my travel account on Sedona, Arizona — a few years ago — I’d said I was putting it on my repeat-visit-wishlist because I hadn’t had my fill of the city. Recently, I returned there, and am glad to say I saw a bit more of the red rocks in Sedona, and had some more immersive interactions with the area. Have I had enough? Well, not quite but I am happy for now.

Sedona

Sedona is named after the city’s first postmaster’s wife but is characterized by the red rock formations around which the city grew. I’ve probably said this before — I love how the city lets the surroundings play the main character of the story of Sedona by not letting the buildings and colors overpower the beauty of the red sandstone structures, here.

You’re about to go on a virtual tour to look at some of the famous red rock buttes, spires and other landmarks in and around Sedona. And I’m also going to be telling you some of the names given to these formations. So if you’re going to be visiting Sedona anytime soon or later, you could use this post as a guide to the most popular rock formations, there.

A guide to some popular red rocks in Sedona

… if it’s your first visit to Sedona.

If you’re just here for the virtual tour, feel free to look at each formation and see if the name matches the look. Would you name any of them anything else? Let me know in the comments. It would be fun to read what you think. 😉

Cathedral Rock

Devils Bridge

And if you visit the last post on this destination, you’ll be able to see Courthouse Butte and Bell Rock (and some other red rocks in Sedona) in the video at the bottom of the page.
Visit — Getting to know Sedona

Other iconic red rocks in Sedona /
Other things do in Sedona

When we last visited this city in central Arizona, we took in the views from Airport Mesa, did an auto tour of the area via the Red Rock Scenic Byway and made a stop at the Chapel of the Holy Cross.

This time, we visited Slide Rock State Park, drove southeast of the town to catch sight of Cathedral Rock from a couple of vista points, strolled through Crescent Moon Recreation area, caught some after-sunset views of the town from Airport Mesa, returned there for sunrise, hiked to Devils’s Bridge and went on an off-roading adventure to Schnebly Hill. 

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