Archive - Naatsis’aan

March 26, 2022

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This EPOD was originally published on October 8, 2013.

PhotographerSteven Poole
Summary Author: Steven Poole

Pictured above in the far background is Naatsis’aan (Head of the Earth Woman), a sacred mountain to the Navajo people. It was taken from Page, Arizona, as I was preparing to explore the Kaiparowits Plateau. Naatsis’aan (aka Navajo Mountain) is a huge laccolithic dome, rising to a height of 10,328 ft (3,148 m), straddling the Utah-Arizona border and in the Navajo Nation. Glen Canyon and Lake Powell are found nearby. Note also the layered terrain in the foreground and the table-top, sandstone mesas in the middle distance. Photo taken on August 28, 2013.

Photo details: Camera Maker: Panasonic; Camera Model: DMC-ZS19; Focal Length: 41.3mm (35mm equivalent: 231mm); Aperture: f/5.6; Exposure Time: 0.0006 s (1/1600); ISO equiv: 160.


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