Beautiful Mountain
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This article is about the mountain in New Mexico, USA. For the mountain in Nova Scotia, see Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia.
| Beautiful Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 9,388 ft (2,861 m) |
| Prominence | 1,508 ft (460 m) |
| Listing | San Juan Co. high point |
| Location | |
| Location | San Juan County, New Mexico, USA |
| Coordinates | 36°29′20″N 108°59′21″W / 36.48889°N 108.98917°W |
| Topo map | USGS Sanostee West |
Beautiful Mountain (Navajo: Dziłkʼi Hózhóonii) is the highest mountain in San Juan County and the highest of the New Mexico Chuska Mountains at 9,388 feet above sea level. The mountain is located on Navajo land in San Juan County, New Mexico, and is part of the Chuska mountain range.
[edit] Legend
Navajo legend includes "Beautiful Mountain" as the feet of a large mythic male figure, with the Chuska Mountains comprising the body, Chuska Peak as the head and the Carrizo Mountains as the legs. Shiprock is said to be either a medicine pouch or a bow carried by the figure.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Laurance D. Linford, Navajo Places: history, legend, landscape, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 2000, ISBN 0-87840-623-2, p. 264-265.
[edit] External links
- "Beautiful Mountain, New Mexico". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=3929. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
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