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Julyan, Robert (2006), The Mountains of New Mexico, University of New Mexico Press, ISBN 978-0-8263-3516-6 Lekson, Stephen H. (2004), "Architecture: The Central Matter of Chaco Canyon", in Nobel, David Grant (ed.), In Search of Chaco: New Approaches to an Archaeological Enigma , School of American Research Press, pp. 23–31 , ISBN 978-1-930618 ...
Dowa Yalanne (Zuni: "Corn Mountain") is a steep mesa 3.1 miles (5 km) southeast of the present Pueblo of Zuni, on the Zuni Indian Reservation.Plainly visible from the Zuni Pueblo, the mesa is located in McKinley County, New Mexico, [3] and has an elevation of 7,274 feet (2,217 m).
The Zia Sun Symbol is featured on the New Mexico flag. The Zia regard the Sun as sacred. Their solar symbol, a red circle with groups of rays pointing in four directions, is painted on ceremonial vases, drawn on the ground around campfires, and used to introduce newborns to the Sun. Four is the sacred number of the Zia and can be found repeated ...
Aug. 23—Santuario de Chimayó in northern New Mexico ranked #72 on a list of the 100 most sacred places across the world. Patheos.com created the list based on the number of faiths attributing ...
The New Mexico Environmental Department reports that Gulf "dewatered three aquifers through a series of groundwater withdrawal wells installed in the 1970s." Later Gulf engaged in a corporate merger with Chevron Resources Company to extract 675,000 tons of uranium ore which left behind 698,000 tons of radioactive tailings on the surface. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Sacred mountains of the United States" ... Sierra Blanca (New Mexico) Sierra Estrella; Mount Sill; South Mountains (Arizona) Spirit Mountain (Nevada)
The mountain is sacred to many of the Puebloan peoples of New Mexico, who traditionally regarded it as the "center of all." Much of it lies within the territory of the Santa Clara Pueblo. Access by hikers, hunters, and others, is correspondingly limited, although the summit can be reached via public lands on the north side.
The Sandia Mountains are the most visited range in New Mexico. Numerous hiking trails exist on both sides of the range, such as the popular La Luz Trail and Crest Trail. Much of the west side of the range is included in the Sandia Mountain Wilderness; the trails on that side are steeper, and water is very scarce. Numerous picnic and recreation ...