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The four sacred mountains in the cardinal directions of Navajo Country hold great importance. They are named in sunwise order and associated with the colors of the four cardinal directions: Sisnaajiní or Blanca Peak (white in the east), Tsoodził or Mt. Taylor (blue in the south), Doko’oosłííd or the San Francisco Peaks (yellow in the ...
Blanca Peak is known to the Navajo people as the Sacred Mountain of the East: Sisnaajiní [11] (or Tsisnaasjiní [12]), the Dawn or White Shell Mountain. The mountain is considered to be the eastern boundary of the Dinetah , the traditional Navajo homeland.
Shiprock (Navajo: Tsé Bitʼaʼí, "rock with wings" or "winged rock" [4]) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.
Navajo Mountain (Navajo: Naatsisʼáán meaning "Earth Head" [3]) is a peak in San Juan County, Utah, with its southern flank extending into Coconino County, Arizona, in the United States. [4] It holds an important place in the traditions of three local Native American tribes. The summit is the highest point on the Navajo Nation. [2]
The latest on hiking, camping and other activities at Canyon de Chelly, Navajo National Monument, Hubbell Trading Post and Four Corners Monument. These 4 Navajo Nation historic sites have reopened ...
Mount Taylor (Navajo: Tsoodził, Navajo pronunciation: [tsʰòːtsɪ̀ɬ] means "The Great Mountain" [3]) is a dormant stratovolcano in northwest New Mexico, northeast of the town of Grants. [4] It is the high point of the San Mateo Mountains [ a ] and the highest point in the Cibola National Forest .
The traditional Navajo creation story centers on the area, and Navajo place names within the region reflect its role in Navajo mythology. While Dinétah generally refers to a large geographical area, the heart of the region is regarded to be the canyons of the Largo and Carrizo washes, south of the San Juan River in New Mexico.
The English designation Agathla is derived from the Navajo name aghaałą́ meaning 'much wool', apparently for the fur of antelope and deer accumulating on the rock. [3] The mountain is considered sacred by the Navajo. Agathla Peak is an eroded volcanic plug consisting of volcanic breccia cut by dikes of an unusual igneous rock called minette.