The Rock With Wings

Located in northwestern New Mexico, this towering (7,177 feet) monadnock rises from the high desert plains of the Navajo Nation. (A monadnock is an isolated rock formation or small mountain that rises suddenly from a level surrounding plain.) In the Navajo language, it is known as the 'rock with wings.'

The jagged formation is all that remains of the throat of an ancient volcano. It and nearby lands have great religious and cultural significance to the Navajo.