Editing Yah-ta-hey, New Mexico (section)

==Geography==
Yah-ta-hey is in western McKinley County, {{convert|8|mi|0}} north of [[Gallup, New Mexico|Gallup]], the [[county seat]]. The center of the community is along [[New Mexico State Road 264]], just west of its eastern terminus at [[U.S. Route 491]]. NM 264 leads west {{convert|18|mi}} to [[Window Rock, Arizona]], while US 491 leads south to Gallup and north {{convert|86|mi}} to [[Shiprock, New Mexico|Shiprock]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.4|sqmi|km2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> The community is drained by Burned Death Wash and its tributaries Black Ridge Wash and White Smoke Wash. Burned Death Wash runs south to Defiance Draw, which joins the [[Puerco River]] west of [[Defiance, New Mexico|Defiance]].