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Agathla Peak or Agathlan (Navajo: Aghaałą́, Spanish: El Capitan) is a peak south of Monument Valley, Arizona, which rises over 1,500 feet (460 meters) above the surrounding terrain. It is 7 miles (11 km) north of Kayenta and is visible from U.S. Route 163. The English designation Agathla is derived from the Navajo name aghaałą́ meaning 'much wool', apparently for the fur of antelope and deer accumulating on the rock. The mountain is considered sacred by the Navajo.

Agathla Peak is an eroded volcanic plug consisting of volcanic breccia cut by dikes of an unusual igneous rock called minette. It is one of many such volcanic diatremes that are found in Navajo country of northeast Arizona and northwest New Mexico. Agathla Peak and Shiprock in New Mexico are the most prominent. These rocks are part of the Navajo Volcanic Field, in the southern Colorado Plateau. Ages of these minettes and associated more unusual igneous rocks cluster near 25 million years.

Source: Wikipedia

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Agathla Peak stands over fifteen-hundred feet above the desert plateau. From Wikipedia: The English designation Agathla is derived from the Navajo name aghaałą́ meaning 'much wool', apparently for the fur of antelope and deer accumulating on the rock. The mountain is considered sacred by the Navajo.

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Agathla Peak, Navajo Nation, AZ. Towering 1500 feet above the surrounding landscape, this volcanic plug is part of the far-reaching Navajo Volcanic Field which stretches all the way to Shiprock, NM. The rough minette rock that composes this formation was often used to scrape hides, giving this place its name, derived from the Navajo word “aghaałą́”, meaning “much wool”. I remember seeing this sacred place for the first time over 20 years ago and being captivated by it, not knowing anything about it. I just saw a big, beautiful rock and I fell in love. . . . . . . #arizona #agathla #navajo #nativeamerican #navajonation #arizonacollective #arizonahiking #arizonahighways #arizonaisgorgeous #VisitArizona #instagramaz #see_arizona #conquerarizona #naturalarizona #weroamarizona #ig_arizona #modernoutdoors #natgeolandscape #natgeoadventure #natgeoyourshot  #natgeotravelpic #Yourshotphotographer #negativemag #OurPlanetDaily #lonelyplanet #mylpguide #usinterior (at AMIGO CAFE) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHk9tSRF0kT/?igshid=lwewa1jjq0j9