Antelope Canyon
Landform in the Navajo Nation, Arizona / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Navajo Upper Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Lechee, Arizona. It includes six separate, scenic slot canyon sections on the Navajo Reservation, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon (or The Crack), Rattle Snake Canyon, Owl Canyon, Mountain Sheep Canyon, Canyon X[4] and Lower Antelope Canyon (or The Corkscrew).[2] It is the primary attraction of Lake Powell Navajo Tribal Park, along with a hiking trail to Rainbow Bridge National Monument.
Antelope Canyon | |
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Tsé bighánílíní (in Navajo) | |
Floor elevation | 3,704 ft (1,129 m)[1] |
Length | Upper Antelope Canyon: about 660 feet (200 m)[2] Lower Antelope Canyon: about 1,335 feet (407 m)[2] |
Depth | about 120 feet (37 m)[3] |
Geology | |
Type | Sandstone slot canyon[3] |
Age | 8-60 million years |
Geography | |
Population centers | Page |
Coordinates | 36°57′10″N 111°26′29″W [1] |
Topo map | USGS Page |
The Navajo name for Upper Antelope Canyon is Tsé bighánílíní, which means 'the place where water runs through the (Slot Canyon) rocks'. Lower Antelope Canyon is Hazdistazí (called "Hasdestwazi" by the Navajo Parks and Recreation Department), or 'spiral rock arches'. Both are in the LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation.[5] They are accessible by Navajo guided tour only.[6]