Agathla Peak
Sacred Navajo peak and prominent volcanic plug in Arizona.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 36°49′34″N 110°13′30″W (36.8260, -110.2250) · Open in OpenStreetMap
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Agathla Peak, also called Agathlan or El Capitan, stands over 1,500 feet above the land south of Monument Valley, Arizona. Its Navajo name, Aghaałą́, means 'much wool,' from antelope and deer fur gathering on the rock. The Navajo consider this peak sacred.
Climbing history
Rock climbing is currently not allowed on Agathla Peak or surrounding Navajo Nation lands. The first known ascent occurred on May 29, 1949, by Ray Garner, Herb Conn, and Lee Pedrick. They climbed the West Face route, 550 feet long, carrying over 70 pounds of equipment including 50 pitons, 40 tamp-in bolts, drills, tamp tools, hammers, 15 carabiners, four 120-foot nylon ropes, and twelve quarts of water. The climb took a full day, and the party spent the night on the summit before descending the next day.
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Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Agathla Peak (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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