Big Indian

Big Indian is a 6,120-foot-elevation summit in , , United States. Big Indian has an elevation of 5,804 feet.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,804 feet
  • Description: butte in San Juan County, Utah, United States
  • Also known as: “Big Chief” and “Big Indian Butte”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sentinel Mesa and West and East Mitten Buttes.

Peak
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is a 6,450-foot-elevation summit in , , United States. It is situated 1+1⁄2 miles north of the visitor center on land and can be seen from Highway 163.

Peak
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The are two buttes in the Navajo Tribal Park in northeast . When viewed from the south, the buttes appear to be two giant mittens with their thumbs facing inwards.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monument Valley and Gray Whiskers.

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is perhaps the most famous example of the classic American West landscape. In the close to the border of and , the valley has been the backdrop for many movies and advertisements, ranging from Marlboro cigarette ads to the films of John Ford to Back to the Future 3, Forrest Gump and Easy Rider.

Locality
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is a 6,385-foot-elevation summit in , , United States.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. is situated 5 miles west of Big Indian.

Big Indian

Latitude
37.02043° or 37° 1′ 14″ north
Longitude
-110.09252° or 110° 5′ 33″ west
Elevation
5,804 feet (1,769 metres)
Open location code
859F2WC4+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 356672018
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5535127
Wiki­data ID
Q49012551
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Big Indian” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Big Indian (bukid)”
  • Cebuano: “Big Indian”
  • Dutch: “Big Indian”

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Localities in the Area

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