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Navajo Area

Range Type	Bogus mountain grouping for this site
Highest Point	Navajo Mountain (10,346 ft/3153 m)
Countries	United States
States/Provinces	Arizona (81%), New Mexico (11%), Utah (8%) (numbers are approximate percentage of range area)
Area	22,099 sq mi / 57,236 sq km Area may include lowland areas
Extent	166 mi / 268 km North-South 188 mi / 302 km East-West
Center Lat/Long	36° 7' N; 110° 12' W
Map Link	Microsoft Bing Map
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Map of Navajo Area
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Other Ranges: To go to pages for other ranges either click on the map above, or on range names in the hierarchy snapshot below, which show the parent, siblings, and children of the Navajo Area.

Colorado Plateau	Level 3 (Parent)
Roan Cliffs	Level 4 (Sibling)
Central Utah Plateaus	Level 4 (Sibling)
Canyonlands	Level 4 (Sibling)
Grand Canyon Plateaus	Level 4 (Sibling)
Navajo Area	Level 4
Navajo Mountain Area	Level 5 (Child)
Hopi-Navajo Mesas	Level 5 (Child)
Carizzo Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Chuska Mountains	Level 5 (Child)
Defiance Plateau	Level 5 (Child)
Central Arizona Highlands	Level 4 (Sibling)
Southeast Colorado Plateau	Level 4 (Sibling)

Major Peaks of the Navajo Area

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Navajo Mountain	10,346	3153	Navajo Mountain Area
2.	Roof Butte	9800+	2987+	Chuska Mountains
3.	Peak 9778	9778	2980	Chuska Mountains
4.	Peak 9658	9658+	2944+	Chuska Mountains
5.	Peak 9566	9566	2916	Chuska Mountains
6.	Matthews Peak	9550	2911	Chuska Mountains
7.	Lukachukai Mountains High Point	9466	2885	Chuska Mountains
8.	Luka Benchmark	9416	2870	Chuska Mountains
9.	Pastora Peak	9407	2867	Carizzo Mountains
10.	Bear Benchmark	9396	2864	Chuska Mountains
Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included.

Child Range High Points
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range5
1.	Navajo Mountain	10,346	3153	Navajo Mountain Area
2.	Roof Butte	9800+	2987+	Chuska Mountains
3.	Pastora Peak	9407	2867	Carizzo Mountains
4.	Fluted Rock	8304	2531	Defiance Plateau
5.	Black Mesa High Point	8168	2490	Hopi-Navajo Mesas

Photos of Peaks in the Navajo Area

Navajo Mountain Isolated and imposing Navajo Mountain, Utah from the south. Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.	Roof Butte Roof Butte in early October. Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.
Pastora Peak Pastora Mountain isn't much higher than its neighbors, and so it isn't visible from too far away (2019-05-11). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.	Beautiful Mountain Beautiful Mountain from nearby Roof Butte, Arizona. Shiprock on the left (2019-05-12). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Fluted Rock The Fluted Rock Lookout as viewed from a rock outcropping on the way to the LO (2021-09-26). Photo by Wade Luther. Click here for larger-size photo.	Black Mesa High Point The steep northern escarpment of Black Mesa, from the Kayenta side (2019-05-11). Photo by Andrew Kirmse. Click here for larger-size photo.
Black Pinnacle The Black Pinnacle LO (2021-09-26). Photo by Wade Luther. Click here for larger-size photo.	Balakai Mesa This 8 foot tall cross is at an overlook near the 7,443 spot elevation on the SE side of the mesa (2023-05-07). Photo by Wade Luther. Click here for larger-size photo.
Ship Rock Shiprock is perhaps the most iconic and best-known peak in New Mexico. Photo by Ken Jones. Click here for larger-size photo.	Pilot Rock Pilot Rock (2017-03-22). Photo by Weiwei Yin. Click here for larger-size photo.

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