Near Shonto in Navajo County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Pygmy Conifer Forest - An Indian Store

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2016

1. The Pygmy Conifer Forest - An Indian Store Marker

Inscription. This trail leads through vegetation typical of the plateaus of northern Arizona. Although the trees are small, they make up a true forest – the pinyon pine-juniper forest. The stunted trees and plants here may seem an unlikely source of food, tools and clothing. But for the people of Betatakin, their Hopi Indian descendants, and the Navajo Indians, it was a natural storehouse of these things. Test your ingenuity: Could you get soap, a pair of shoes and chewing gum from this forest store?

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 36° 40.71′ N, 110° 32.458′ W. Marker is near Shonto, Arizona, in Navajo County. It can be reached from the intersection of Arizona Route 564 and County Route 221. Marker is located along the Sandal Trail, just north of the Navajo National Monument Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Shonto AZ 86054, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Navajo Nation

and

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in Hopi.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dinosaur Footprint (a few steps from this marker); Sweathouse (a few steps from this marker); Upside-down Mountain (a few steps from this marker); Canyons in Time (a few steps from this marker); Wagon (a few steps from this marker); Big Sagebrush (a few steps from this marker); Hogan (within shouting distance of this marker); Sandal Trail (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shonto.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Sandal Trail, Navajo National Monument

Also see . . . Navajo National Monument. The Hopi, San Juan Southern Paiute, Zuni, and Navajo Indians all trace their ancestors to Navajo National Monument. (Submitted on January 13, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

The Pygmy Conifer Forest Marker (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2016

2. The Pygmy Conifer Forest Marker (wide view)

The Sandal Trail (<i>view from near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 24, 2016

3. The Sandal Trail (view from near marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 12, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.