Spider Rock

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Spider Rock is a striking sandstone spire rising dramatically from the floor of Canyon de Chelly in northeastern Arizona, considered both a geological icon and a sacred site in Navajo tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ
sacred site ⓘ
sandstone spire ⓘ
access viewed primarily from designated overlooks ⓘ
associatedPeople Navajo Nation ⓘ
category Canyon de Chelly National Monument ⓘ
Landforms of Apache County, Arizona ⓘ
Navajo Nation ⓘ
Rock formations of Arizona ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance sacred site in Navajo tradition ⓘ
elevation approximately 240 meters above canyon floor ⓘ
featureOf Canyon de Chelly ⓘ
formedBy erosion ⓘ
geologicalAge Permian ⓘ
geologicalFormation sandstone spire ⓘ
hasNavajoName Tsé Naʼashjéʼii ⓘ
hasPhotographicSignificance iconic landscape photography subject ⓘ
height approximately 750 feet ⓘ
landformType monolith ⓘ
spire ⓘ
languageOfName Navajo ⓘ
linked to: Navajo language
locatedIn Apache County, Arizona ⓘ
Arizona ⓘ
Canyon de Chelly ⓘ
Northeastern Arizona ⓘ
United States ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
mythology associated with Spider Woman in Navajo tradition ⓘ
namedAfter Spider Woman from Navajo mythology ⓘ
nearestTown Chinle, Arizona ⓘ
linked to: Chinle Agency
notableFor contrast with canyon floor ⓘ
dramatic vertical sandstone columns ⓘ
numberOfSpires 2 ⓘ
partOf Canyon de Chelly National Monument ⓘ
protectedArea Canyon de Chelly National Monument ⓘ
region Colorado Plateau ⓘ
religion Navajo spirituality ⓘ
rockUnit De Chelly Sandstone ⓘ
sacredStatus respected and protected in Navajo tradition ⓘ
symbolOf Canyon de Chelly ⓘ
Navajo cultural landscape ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
viewpoint Spider Rock Overlook ⓘ
visibility visible from canyon rim overlooks ⓘ
withinReservation Navajo Nation Reservation ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Nation

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