Four Corners
Four Corners Monument
The Four Corners Monument marks the quadripoint in the Navajo Nation and Ute Mountain Tribal Lands in the Southwest United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet.
"The Traveler" with a finger in each of four states
It is located on the Colorado Plateau west of U.S. Highway 160, 40 miles
southwest of Cortez, Colorado. It is centered at 36°59′56.31532″N,
109°02′42.62019″W. The point was originally declared by Congress to be 37°N,
109°W, but an early surveying error misplaced the location. The US Supreme Court
later ruled that the current location had become so standard that it should be
officially recognized as the actual boundary between the four states.
Not only is the point a perpendicular corner intersection, it is the only point
in the United States shared by four states, leading to their being called the
Four Corners region. A Ute Indian reservation abuts the point in Colorado. The
landmark is run by the Navajo Nation Parks and Recreation Department and is a
popular tourist attraction, despite its isolated and somewhat remote location.
An admission fee is required to view and photograph the monument.
Utah flag
Colorado flag
New Mexico flag
Arizona flag
Around the monument, local Navajo and Ute artisans sell souvenirs and food. The position of the point was initially surveyed by E. N. Darling in 1868, and marked with a sandstone marker. The first permanent marker at the point was placed in 1912. It was replaced in 1992 with a granite marker embedded with a large circular bronze disk around the point, surrounded by smaller, appropriately located state seals and flags.
Text from Wikipedia
Navajo Nation flag
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