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This article is about the region in the south-western United States. For other uses, see Four Corners (disambiguation).
The Four Corners region is in the red area on this map
The Four Corners region is in the red area on this map
The Four Corners Monument, placed by the Interior Department at the exact point.
The Four Corners Monument, placed by the Interior Department at the exact point. The Four Corners Monument marks the Quadripoint in the Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain Tribal Lands in the Southwest United States where the states The United States Department of the Interior ( DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally

The Four Corners is a region of the United States consisting of southwest Colorado, northwest New Mexico, northeast Arizona and southeast Utah. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States. The name comes from the Four Corners Monument, located where the four states touch — the only location in the United States that is on the boundaries of as many as four states. The Four Corners Monument marks the Quadripoint in the Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain Tribal Lands in the Southwest United States where the states The majority of the Four Corners region is part of sovereign indigenous nations. Two of these are the Navajo Nation and the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation which have a boundary at the Four Corners Monument in addition to the four states. The Navajo Nation ( Diné in the Navajo language) is a semi- autonomous Native American homeland covering about 26000 square miles (67339 square The Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in southwestern Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, and southeastern Utah, The economic capital and largest city in the region is Farmington, New Mexico. Farmington ( Tótah) is a city in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States.

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Geography

The Four Corners Area is generally defined as a circle around the Four Corners Monument located at 36°59′56.31532″N, 109°02′42.62019″W[1]

The Four Corners is part of a high Colorado Plateau. The Colorado Plateau, also called the Colorado Plateaus Province, is a physiographic region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the This makes the area a center for weather systems, which stabilize on the plateau then proceed eastward toward the central and mountain states. The weather is a set of all the phenomena occurring in a given Atmosphere at a given Time. The Mountain States (also known as the Mountain West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the This weather system creates snow and rain fall over the central United States. [2]

Protected areas in the Four Corners area include Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park and Monument Valley. Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service and is located in northeastern Arizona Hovenweep National Monument straddles the Colorado-Utah border west of Cortez Colorado, United States. Mesa Verde National Park is a US National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, United Monument Valley is located on the southern border of Utah with northern Arizona (around) [3] Mountain Ranges in the Four Corners include Sleeping Ute Mountains, Abajo Mountains and the Chuska Mountains[4]

Politics

Six governments have jurisdictional boundaries at the Four Corners: the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah as well as the tribal governments of the Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Ute Mountain (or Ute Peak or Sleeping Ute Mountain) is a peak within the Ute Mountains, a small mountain range in the southwestern corner of The Abajo Mountains, also called the Blue Mountains, are a small mountain range west of Monticello Utah, south of Canyonlands National Park and north The Chuska Mountains are an elongate range on the Colorado Plateau and within the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Nation ( Diné in the Navajo language) is a semi- autonomous Native American homeland covering about 26000 square miles (67339 square Also see Ute Tribe. The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is one of three federally-recognized tribes of the Ute Nation mostly of the Weeminuche Band [5] The Four Corners Monument itself is administered by the Navajo Nation Department of Parks and Recreation. The Navajo Nation ( Diné in the Navajo language) is a semi- autonomous Native American homeland covering about 26000 square miles (67339 square [6] Other tribal nations within the Four Corners region include Hopi and other Ute tribes. The Hopi are Native American people who primarily live on the 12635 km² (2531 The Utes (/juːts/ " yoots " are an ethnically related group of American Indians now living primarily in Utah and Colorado. [7] The Four Corners is home to the capital of the Navajo tribal government at Window Rock, Arizona. Window Rock ( Tségháhoodzání) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Apache County, Arizona, United States. [6] The Ute Mountain Ute Tribal headquarters are located at Towaoc, Colorado. Towaoc is a Census-designated place (CDP on the Ute Mountain Reservation in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. [8]

Cities

The Four Corners region is mostly rural. The economic hub, largest city, and only metropolitan in the region is Farmington, New Mexico. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced Farmington ( Tótah) is a city in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. [9] The populated settlement closest to the center of Four Corners is Teec Nos Pos, Arizona. Teec Nos Pos (tiːsˈnɒspɒs in English Navajo: T’iis Názbąs tʼiːsnɑ́spɑ̃s is a Census-designated place (CDP in Apache County, [3] Other cities in the region include, Cortez and Durango in Colorado, Monticello and Blanding in Utah, Kayenta and Chinle in Arizona and Shiprock, Aztec and Bloomfield in New Mexico. The City of Cortez is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of Montezuma County, Colorado, United The City of Durango ( Kinłání) is a Home Rule Municipality that is the County seat and the most populous city of La Plata County, Monticello ( is a city in and the County seat of San Juan County, Utah, United States. Blanding is a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 3162 at the 2000 census Kayenta ( Tó Dinéeshzhee) is a Census-designated place (CDP which is part of the Navajo Nation and is in Navajo County, Arizona, United Chinle ( Chʼínílį́) is a Census-designated place (CDP in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Shiprock ( Navajo: Naatʼáanii Nééz) is a Census-designated place (CDP in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States Aztec ( Kinteel) is a city in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Bloomfield ( Naabiʼáání) is a city in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. [9]

Transportation

Interstate 40 passes along the southern edge of the Four Corners region. Interstate 40 (I-40 is a major west-east Interstate highway in the United States The primary U.S. Highways that directly serve the Four Corners include U.S. Route 64, U.S. Route 160, U.S. Route 163, U.S. Route 191, U.S. Route 491 (previously U.S. Route 666[10]) and U.S. Route 550. The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U US Route 64 is an east-west United States highway that runs for 2326 miles (3743 km from eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners US Route 160 is a 1465 mile (2358 km long east-west United States highway in the Midwestern United States. US Route 163 (also US Highway 163, US 163) is a US Highway that runs from US 160 northerward to Interstate 70 (I-70 in the US Route 191 is a spur of US Route 91 that has two branches The northern branch currently runs for 440 miles (708 km from Loring Montana, at the Canadian US Route 491 (US 491 is a north–south US Highway serving the Four Corners region of the United States. US Route 491 (US 491 is a north–south US Highway serving the Four Corners region of the United States. US Route 550 is a spur of US Highway 50 that runs from Bernalillo New Mexico to Montrose Colorado in the western United States.

The main line of the Santa Fe Railroad, now operated by BNSF Railroad, passes along the southern edge of Four Corners. The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The BNSF Railway headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining Transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in The area is home to remnants of through railroads that are now heritage railways. A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a These include the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG is a narrow gauge heritage railroad in the U The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad ( C&TS) is a narrow gauge heritage railroad running between Chama New Mexico and Antonito Colorado The Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad, which connects a power plant with a coal mine near Kayenta comes near the Four Corners. [4]

History

The United States first acquired the area now called Four Corners from Mexico after the Mexican American War in 1848. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The area was first surveyed by the U. S. Government in 1868 as part of an effort to form the state of Colorado, the first of the Four Corners states formed. The Four Corners was established as the jurisdictional boundary in 1901 when the boundaries of the state of Arizona were established. [11] The first marker was placed at the spot in 1912. [6] The first Navajo tribal government was established in 1923 to regulate an increasing number of oil exploration activities on Navajo tribal lands. [12]

See also

Similar places

References

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