Four-corners
[fawr-kawr-nerz, fohr-] /ˈfɔrˈkɔr nərz, ˈfoʊr-/
noun, (used with a singular or plural verb) Northern and Western U.S.
1.
a place where roads cross at right angles; a crossroads.
noun
1.
a point in the SW U.S., at the intersection of 37° N latitude and 109° W longitude, where the boundaries of four states—Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico—meet: the only such point in the U.S.
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