My husband and I just visited this place on April. I was at awe of this place and the views. I especially loved seeing the wild horses in the canyons and on the side of the highway. I hope to take my kids and our grandkids one day. Have a Blessed Day
I enjoyed your visit to the 4 corners monument (although it's not truly at the real 4 corners). The cactus you liked at about 7:30 time mark is a Cholla cactus. They have nasty barbed spines that are painful to pull out if you get stuck (DAMHIK). The ones in west Texas do have a beautiful pink-red flower in the spring though.
It’s been mentioned countless times in the comments. The position of the Four Corners Monument is correct according to geographical boundaries and is accepted as the legal state boundaries. It’s a fun place to visit and capture a memory.
The marker is around 1,800 ft. east of where it was actually intended. -- A basic tenet of boundary surveying is that once a monument has been established and accepted by the parties involved (in the case of the Four Corners monument, the parties were the four territories and the U.S. Congress), the location of the physical monument is the ultimate authority in delineating a boundary. So it became, and still is, the exact legal boundary marker. Previous technical geodetic details are absolutely moot. All four state boundaries lead directly to it. So yes, you got to be in four states at once for real.
We were there for about an hour…because I shopped at every single jewelry stall!! We also got a Navajo taco of course. You can be in and out quickly if you want. Give yourself more time if it’s a weekend. There is typically a line for taking photos. Totally worth it!!
Or try going to the Preston monument. Its the nearest 3 corners monument to the 4 corners one Its where colorado and New mexico (2 Of the 4 corner states) meet Oklahoma. It does not have any checkpoints. and you don't need to pay. There are a multiple unpaved roads that lead to this monument. Be aware of the cows if you have a phobia of them. Overall there isn't anybody and its just you
