Hide sitemap page from navigation?

Hi, folks. This is a question about the sitemap page (the html version, not the xml) that RW produces. I don’t see a lot of utility or benefit to the web page for human users, even when you pretty it up a bit with a header and footer. If the html page is hidden from the navigation menus, will the SEO benefits of the xml file still work?

Or, if you have thoughts and/or opinions about why I should have a visible sitemap page on my web site, please let me know!

Thanks, folks.

Yes, ut will still be seen by google, but what really counts is that XML file

Great, thank you @swilliam!