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The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes
and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and
archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory
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 Navajo Mountain and Lake Powell

   November 22, 2021

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   Photographer:  Thomas McGuire

   Summary Author:  Thomas McGuire

    Navajo Mountain, on the Utah-Arizona border, rises to an elevation
   of 10,348 ft (3,154 m) and is the highest point on the  Navajo
   Nation. A  laccolith mountain, it has a distinctive rounded shape
   that can be seen from as much as 100 miles away (160 km); reminding you
   that you are on or near Navajo lands. The  Navajo Nation reservation
   is a semi-autonomous territory larger than the state of West Virginia.
   Although subject to the laws of the United States, the Navajo Nation
   has its own internal regulations and law enforcement agencies.


   This image was taken in 2007 on my 50-mile (80 km) canoe trip on
    Lake Powell to  Rainbow Bridge. There is no road access.
   Transport by small boat is not a recommended way to get there due to
   the wake of motor boats, notoriously strong winds, and  sudden
   storms that sweep up the 100 mile length (160 km) of Lake Powell. But
   large tour boats visit Rainbow Bridge daily.


   Due to the limited 2019-2020 snow pack in the Rocky Mountains and the
    continuing drought in the Southwest, Lake Powell and  Lake Mead
   each dropped this past summer to  below 30-35% of capacity; a
   historic low. This low lake level is nationally significant because the
   largest cities of the American Southwest depend on these Colorado River
   reservoirs for water.
     * Kane County, Utah Coordinates: 37.310, -110.937

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Geography Links

     *  Atlapedia Online
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     *  GPS Visualizer
     *  Holt Rinehart Winston World Atlas
     *  Mapping Our World
     *  Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
     *  Types of Land
     *  World Mapper

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