Bisti, New Mexico

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An area within the Navajo Nation reservation in northwestern New Mexico, about 30 miles south of Farmington. The Navajo name Bisti (or Bistahi) refers to the eroded clay that characterizes this unique landscape, which is known for its hoodoos and other unusual weathered rock formations.

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"Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, August 5, 2012" by Bob Wick, BLM California is licensed under CC BY.

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Published Works
People of Darkness (1980)
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References

 
Bureau of Land Management Online
     2014   Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness.
         http://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/prog/blm_special_areas/wilderness_and_wsas/…,
         accessed May 27, 2015.

Wilson, Alan and Gene Dennison
     1995   Navajo Place Names: An Observer's Guide. Guilford: Jeffrey Norton Publishers.