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Canyon de Chelly National Monument (/ d ə ˈ ʃ eɪ / də-SHAY) was established on April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service. Located in northeastern Arizona , it is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region.
Canyon de Chelly, Arizona, United States (from Navajo Tséyiʼ, which means "canyon" ) Cheile Cheii, Vâlcea, Romania (Gorges' Gorges – Romanian) Col de Port, Ariège, France (Pass Pass – French and Occitan) Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France (Coast of Coast – French and Breton) Cuesta Grade, California (grade grade – Spanish and English)
Satellite image of northeastern Arizona and northwestern New Mexico, including the Four Corners Monument (FC). Snow dusts higher elevations in the image. Labeled natural features are the Chuska Mountains (CM), the Carrizo Mountains (C), Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park (MV), Black Mesa (B), Canyon de Chelly National Monument (CdC), and the Defiance Uplift-() (D).
Its sources is in Canyon de Chelly National Monument where Canyon de Chelly and Canyon del Muerto have their confluence at an elevation of 5,616 feet at It then trends northwest to its confluence with Laguña Creek where it forms Chinle Creek, 7 miles northeast of Dennehotso, Arizona at an elevation of 4,774 feet (1,455 meters).
Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Canyonlands National Park , canyons of the Colorado River and its main tributary the Green River , Utah Canyons of the Escalante , Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument , Utah
The watershed origins also come from the southwest near Ganado, closer to the southwest Defiance Plateau perimeter. At Sawmill, northeast of Ganado is Bonito Canyon a northwest tributary to south-flowing Black Creek. The water divide separating the Chinle Creek watershed, (southeast, with Canyon de Chelly), is 3-mi [3] north-northeast of Sawmill.
Through raids, trade and intermarriage, the Navajo acquired many aspects of the Pueblo culture. However, they remained warlike and in effect defined the northern limit to Spanish expansion. The stronghold of the Canyon de Chelly, to the west of the Narbona Pass, became the sacred center of the Navajo people. [15]
Chelly may refer to: Canyon de Chelly, a canyon in Arizona Battle of Canyon de Chelly, a battle in the canyon; Canyon de Chelly National Monument, a U.S. National Monument; A. H. Halsey (1923–2014), nicknamed Chelly, British sociologist; Jacques E. Chelly, academic specializing in anesthesiology and acute pain management