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2408461[2] Kayenta(Navajo: Tó Dínéeshzheeʼmeaning "Fingers of Water" because of how water runs down the rocks when it rains[3]) is a U.S. town[4]which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Established November 13, 1986, the Kayenta Township is unique in being the only "township" existing under the ...
Kayenta mine. The Kayenta mine was a surface coal mine operated by Peabody Western Coal Company, a subsidiary of Peabody Energy) on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona from 1973 to 2019. [1] About 400 acres were mined and reclaimed each year, providing about 8 million tons of coal annually to the Navajo Generating Station. [2]: 1.
Kayenta Formation west of Tuba City, Arizona. The Kayenta Formation is a geological formation in the Glen Canyon Group that is spread across the Colorado Plateau province of the United States, including northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. Traditionally has been suggested as Sinemurian -Pliensbachian, but more recent dating ...
In an aerial view, the Kayenta Solar Plant is seen on June 23, 2024, in Kayenta, Arizona. The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to start cutting interest rates could bolster green energy ...
Coal from the Kayenta mine was moved via conveyor belt to a silo from where it was loaded and shipped by train to the Navajo Generating Station coal plant. The Black Mesa Mine's last day of operation was December 31, 2005. The Office of Surface Mining approved Peabody's permit request to continue operations at the mine on December 22, 2008.
The mesa is located on the Colorado Plateau near Kayenta, Arizona, and rises to over 8,168 ft (2,490 m). Its highest peak is located on Black Mesa's northern rim, a few miles south of the town of Kayenta. Reliable springs surfacing at several locations mean the mesa is more suitable for continuous habitation than much of the surrounding desert ...
Church Rock is a pillar in Navajo County, Arizona.It is located near the mouth of Church Rock Valley with a summit elevation of 5,862 feet (1,787 m). [1] It is situated 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of the community of Kayenta, on Navajo Nation land, and can be seen from Highway 160 as it rises 400 feet above Church Rock Valley.
Kayentachelys is known from several dozen specimens preserving elements from both the cranial and postcranial skeleton. Its shell is about 20 cm (7.9 in) in length. [6] As originally diagnosed, [1] Kayentachelys possesses pterygoid teeth and a ventrally-exposed prootic, both of which are ancestral amniote features.