Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 2594
Land area (2000): 15.881003 sq. miles (41.131606 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.340095 sq. miles (0.880841 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 16.221098 sq. miles (42.012447 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72770
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 36.792789 N, 108.687294 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 87420
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Shiprock
Wikipedia
Shiprock (, "rock with wings" or "winged rock" ) is a monadnock rising nearly above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is above sea level. It lies about southwest of the town of Shiprock, which is named for the peak.
Governed by the Navajo Nation, the formation is in the Four Corners region and plays a significant role in Navajo religion, myth, and tradition. It is located in the center of the area occupied by the Ancient Pueblo People, a prehistoric Native American culture of the Southwest United States often referred to as the Anasazi. Shiprock is a point of interest for rock climbers and photographers and has been featured in several film productions and novels. It is the most prominent landmark in northwestern New Mexico.
Usage examples of "shiprock".
Chee had grown up seeing the Cheyennes and the Sioux with their war bonnets and lances, fighting the cavalry in the drive-in movie at Shiprock.
The tread pattern was used by Dayton Tire and Rubber, with a single dealer in Farmington and none in Shiprock.
Poverty, one suspects, is as much a permanent resident of Dinetah as is enduring Shiprock.