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The Navajo traditional lands (and, to a large extent, the current Navajo Nation) is bordered by 4 sacred mountains. Each represents a point of the compass and one of the 4 worlds the people passed through on their way to this land. Each one is represented by a color. North is Black, the First World, and Mt. Hesperus. South is Turquoise, the Second World, and Mt. Taylor. West is Yellow, the Third World, and the San Francisco Peak. East is White, the Fourth World, and La Blanca Peak. This is Mt. Hesperus, just north of Mesa Verde.