Though not of particularly high elevation for the region, Hesperus Mountain is visually quite prominent, as it is near the southern edge of the
San Juan Mountains and rises over above the area. Hesperus is notable as the
Navajo People's Sacred Mountain of the North, '''', which marks the northern boundary of the
Dinetah, their traditional homeland. It is associated with the color black, and is said to be impregnated with
jet. When First Man created the mountain as a replica of mountains in the Fourth World, he fastened it to the ground with a rainbow and covered it in darkness. The San Juan Mountains have been the traditional homeland of the Ute People. Along with Ute the La Plata Mountain Range has also been the early homeland of the Navajo People who had settled on and near this mountain and the La Plata Mountain Range. ==Gallery==