Hesperus Mountain
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Hesperus Mountain or Hesperus Peak is the highest summit in the La Plata Mountains
, a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains
, which in turn are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains
in Colorado
, United States
. Though not of particularly high elevation for the region, it is visually quite prominent, as it is near the southern edge of the San Juans.
Hesperus is notable as the Navajo
People's Sacred Mountain of the North, , which marks the northern boundary of the Dinetah
, their traditional homeland. It is associated with the color black, and is said to be impregnated with jet
. When First Man created the mountain as a replica of mountains in the Fourth World, he fastened it to the ground with a rainbow and covered it in darkness.
The San Juan Mountains have been the traditional homeland of the Ute People. http://www.dargnet.org
http://uintahbasintah.org/maps/ubsw.jpg
La Plata Mountains
The La Plata Mountains are a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains in the southwestern part of Colorado, United States. They are located on the border between Montezuma and La Plata counties, about northwest of Durango. Their name is Spanish for silver.The peaks of the range are easily visible...
, a small subrange of the San Juan Mountains
San Juan Mountains
The San Juan Mountains are a high and rugged mountain range in the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Colorado. The area is highly mineralized and figured in the gold and silver mining industry of early Colorado. Major towns, all old mining camps, include Creede, Lake City, Silverton, Ouray, and...
, which in turn are a subrange of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains are a major mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States...
in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Though not of particularly high elevation for the region, it is visually quite prominent, as it is near the southern edge of the San Juans.
Hesperus is notable as the Navajo
Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory covering , occupying all of northeastern Arizona, the southeastern portion of Utah, and northwestern New Mexico...
People's Sacred Mountain of the North, , which marks the northern boundary of the Dinetah
Dinetah
Dinétah is the traditional homeland of the Navajo tribe of Native Americans. In the Navajo language, the word means "among the people" or "among the Navajo"...
, their traditional homeland. It is associated with the color black, and is said to be impregnated with jet
Jet (lignite)
Jet is a geological material and is considered to be a minor gemstone. Jet is not considered a true mineral, but rather a mineraloid as it has an organic origin, being derived from decaying wood under extreme pressure....
. When First Man created the mountain as a replica of mountains in the Fourth World, he fastened it to the ground with a rainbow and covered it in darkness.
The San Juan Mountains have been the traditional homeland of the Ute People. http://www.dargnet.org
http://uintahbasintah.org/maps/ubsw.jpg