Chief Yellowhorse Native American Trading Post on Route 66 Arizona Navajo Land | Lupton Arizona

#luptonarizona #chiefyellowhorse #I-40 #route66 #teepee Lupton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Lupton is located along Interstate 40 at the New Mexico border, 21 miles southwest of Gallup, New Mexico. Situated right at the New Mexico–Arizona border, Lupton, also known as Painted Cliffs, invites visitors with high sandstone bluffs, where statuesque figures of deer, bear, and eagles peer down from above. These beautiful cliffs, formed from 60 to 200 million years ago, typify the stark, lonely beauty of the Indian country to the north. Immediately, travelers are surrounded by a number of trading posts at the base of the cliffs, selling all manner of Indian treasures. Several of these have been in business since the birth of Route 66, including the Tee-Pee Trading Post. Lupton is also home to the Painted Cliffs Welcome Center, a great visitors’ stop on the way into the state. Known as Tesesi’ani’ (Setting Rock) and Tsedijooli (Round Rock) to the Navajo, Lupton has been inhabited on an intermittent basis for more than 200 years. Prior to the establishment of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, it was a central point of departure for military expeditions and supply routes.