Geography
The Four Corners Area is defined as a circle around the Four corners located at 36°59′56.31532″N 109°02′42.62019″W / 36.9989764778°N 109.045172275°W / 36.9989764778; -109.045172275.
The Four Corners is part of the high Colorado Plateau. This makes the area a center for weather systems, which stabilize on the plateau then proceed eastward through Colorado and into the central states. This weather system creates snow and rain fall over the central United States.
Protected areas in the Four Corners area include Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Hovenweep National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park and Monument Valley. Mountain Ranges in the Four Corners include Sleeping Ute Mountains, Abajo Mountains and the Chuska Mountains.
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