2011 Map of Sun Altar

About this map

Polacca Trading Post and the nearby Five Houses settlement anchor this arid landscape in the Hopi and Navajo lands of northern Arizona. The terrain is defined by a network of seasonal drainages and deep incisions, notably Owl Box Canyon and the parallel paths of Bluebird Canyon and Snowbird Canyon in the southeast. Significant elevation markers like Five Houses Butte and Gray Ridge rise above the washes, while Sactone Spring provides a critical water source in a region where Wepo Wash channels intermittent flow. Cultural locations such as Mots'ovi and Sun Altar are reached by local roads like Indian Rte 60 and BIA 16 Rd, which cut across the high desert plateaus and the broad shelf of Windswept Terrace.