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Sacred Mountain
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Blanca Peak, Colorado
Fort Garland, Colorado, United States
Blanca Peak, Colorado is a sacred mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 37.57723, -105.48584. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Navajo. Mythological context: Navajo Sacred Mountain of the East. Located in Colorado, United States.
Cadair Idris
Dolgellau, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom
Cadair Idris is a mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 52.69938, -3.90805. Attributes: natural, cultural. Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau. The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hikers, is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glacial erosion features such as cwms, moraines, striated rocks, and roches moutonnées. Located in Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom.
Carn Ingli
Newport, Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom
Carn Ingli is a mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 51.99930, -4.82397. Attributes: natural. Carn Ingli (Welsh: [karn ˈɪŋli]) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was designated a SSSI in January 1954 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological elements. The site has an area of 428.4 hectares (1,059 acres) and is managed by Natural Resources Wales. Located in Cymru / Wales, United Kingdom.
Gobernador knob, New Mexico
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States
Gobernador knob, New Mexico is a sacred mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 36.78226, -107.59333. Attributes: natural, cultural, ceremonial. Tradition: Navajo. Mythological context: Navajo Mythology. Located in New Mexico, United States.
Guadalupe Peak, Texas
Salt Flat, Texas, United States
Guadalupe Peak, Texas is a sacred mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 31.89123, -104.86050. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Mescalero Apache. Mythological context: Apache and European legends of gold caches. Located in Texas, United States.
Healabhal Mhor, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Dunvegan, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Healabhal Mhor, Isle of Skye, Scotland is a mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 57.40550, -6.63203. Attributes: natural. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Hosta Butte, New Mexico
Eastern Navajo Agency, New Mexico, United States
Hosta Butte, New Mexico is a sacred mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 35.58777, -108.19387. Attributes: natural, cultural. Located in Eastern Navajo Agency / Tʼiistsʼóóz Ńdeeshgizh Bił Hahoodzo biyiʼdi, New Mexico, United States.
Huerfano Mountain, New Mexico
San Juan County, New Mexico, United States
Huerfano Mountain, New Mexico is a sacred mountain of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 36.42639, -107.84446. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Navaho. Located in Eastern Navajo Agency / Tʼiistsʼóóz Ńdeeshgizh Bił Hahoodzo biyiʼdi, New Mexico, United States.
Mount Miwa
Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan
Mount Miwa does not house a deity. The mountain is the deity. This 467-meter peak in the Nara Basin represents the oldest stratum of Japanese spirituality, a form of worship so ancient it predates shrine buildings entirely. At Omiwa Shrine, there is no main hall because none is needed. Worshippers pray through a distinctive three-part torii gate directly toward the sacred peak, whose forests have never been logged throughout recorded history.
Mount Schiehallion, Scotland
Aberfeldy, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Mount Schiehallion, Scotland is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 56.66683, -4.10014. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Mount Yudono
Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
At the culmination of the Dewa Sanzan pilgrimage, where seekers symbolically die and are reborn across three sacred mountains, Mount Yudono guards the final mystery. The shrine has no building because the sacred object needs no shelter: a massive rust-red rock from which hot spring water perpetually flows. What happens when barefoot pilgrims walk across this warm, wet stone is protected by a tradition of strict secrecy maintained for over a millennium: speak not, hear not.
Mt. Beinn-na-Greine, Portree, Scotland
Portree, Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom
Mt. Beinn-na-Greine, Portree, Scotland is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 57.39383, -6.22969. Located in Alba / Scotland, United Kingdom.
Mt. Citlatepetl Orizaba
Tlachichuca, Puebla, Mexico
Mt. Citlatepetl Orizaba is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 19.03502, -97.27158. Located in Puebla, Mexico.
Mt. Iztaccihuatl
Tlalmanalco, State of Mexico, Mexico
Mt. Iztaccihuatl is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 19.21521, -98.64967. Located in Estado de México, Mexico.
Mt. Popocatepetl
Atlautla, State of Mexico, Mexico
Mt. Popocatepetl is a site of sacred significance. Approximate coordinates: 19.02242, -98.62790. Located in Estado de México, Mexico.
Valle de Sinakara—Quyllurit'i
Ocongate, Cusco, Peru
Valle de Sinakara—Quyllurit'i in Ocongate, Cusco, Peru.