{"id":1418,"date":"2013-01-15T11:16:18","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T16:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2019-12-21T10:50:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T15:50:58","slug":"huerfano-mesa-navajo-sacred-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/navajopeople.org\/blog\/huerfano-mesa-navajo-sacred-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Huerfano Mesa – Navajo Sacred Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Huerfano Mesa\u00a0(Dzil Na’oodilii – Encircling Mountain)<\/span><\/h1>\n

Home of First Man (‘Alts<\/span>\u00e8\u00a0<\/span>Hastiin) and First Woman (\u2019Alts\u00e8 Asdz\u00e1\u00e1)<\/span><\/h2>\n
\"Huerfano<\/a>

Photo by Brad Fregger<\/p><\/div>\n

Huerfano Mountain<\/strong> is a mountain summit in San Juan County in the state of New Mexico (NM). Huerfano Mountain climbs to 7,441 feet (2,268.02 meters) above sea level. Huerfano Mountain is located at latitude – longitude coordinates (also called lat – long coordinates or GPS coordinates) of N 36.425843 and W -107.845061<\/p>\n

Dzil Na’oodilii is one of the sacred mountains of the Navajos, and is said to be suspended from the sky with sunbeams.<\/p>\n

Dzil Na’oodilii is considered to be the “lungs” of Navajo country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is also the home of Y\u00f3d\u00ed’ashkii (Goods of Value Boy), and Y\u00f3d\u00ed\u2019at\u2019\u00e9\u00e9d (Goods of Value Girl), and one of the homes of ‘Alts\u00e9 Hastiin (First Man), and ‘Alts\u00e9 ‘Asdz\u00e1\u00e1 (First Woman).<\/p>\n

In the beginning DzilNa’oodilii was decorated with pollen, rugs, hides, cloth, and Male Rain for the coming of a special child (Changing Woman)<\/p>\n

The Four Navajo Sacred Mountains<\/h3>\n

Mount Blanca (Tsisnaasjini\u2019 \u2013 Dawn or White Shell Mountain \u2013 East<\/a>
\nMount Taylor (Tsoodzil \u2013 Blue Bead or Turquoise Mountain) \u2013 South<\/a>
\nSan Francisco Peaks (Doko\u2019oosliid \u2013 Abalone Shell Mountain) \u2013 West<\/a>
\nMount Hesperus Dib\u00e9 Nitsaa (Big Mountain Sheep) \u2013 Obsidian Mountain \u2013 North<\/a><\/p>\n

Navajo People Website Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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