Black Mesa, Arizona

Black Mesa, Arizona

Black Mesa (also called Big Mountain) is an upland area in Navajo County, Arizona. In Navajo it is called Dziłíjiin ("Black Mountain") and during Mexican rule of Arizona it was called Mesa de las Vacas (Spanish "mesa of the cows"). It derives its dark appearance from the numerous seams of coal which run through it.

Geography

The mesa is located on the Colorado Plateau near Kayenta, Arizona, and rises to over 8168 feet. Its highest peak is located on Black Mesa's northern rim, a few miles south of the town of Kayenta. Reliable springs surfacing at several locations mean the mesa is more suitable for continuous habitation than much of the surrounding desert area. It is now split between the Hopi and Diné (Navajo) tribal reservations.

History

The mesa has been home to native peoples for at least 7,000 years.Fact|date=August 2008

Since the 1960s the mesa has been strip mined for coal by the Peabody Western Coal Company, stirring a debate over Peabody Energy's use of groundwater to transport coal. Each year, the water level in an underground aquifer is lowered over 100 feet because of Peabody's need to transport their coal. Until a few years ago, seven environmental regulations were waived so that the Peabody Energy Company could setup mines.Fact|date=August 2007

Black Mesa is also the name of a small Navajo community off BIA-8066. It lies 17 miles west of Rough Rock AZ, 20 miles north of Blue Gap/Tachee, AZ, and 25 miles northeast of Pinion, AZ. In the area is a local Chapter House and a community school.

ee also

*Black Mesa Peabody Coal debate


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