Shiprock (monadnock)

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Shiprock (monadnock) is a prominent volcanic rock formation and sacred Navajo landmark rising dramatically from the desert plains of northwestern New Mexico.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shiprock (monadnock) canonical 2
Shiprock pinnacle 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark ⓘ
monadnock ⓘ
volcanic neck ⓘ
climbingBanReason sacred status to Navajo ⓘ
safety concerns ⓘ
climbingStatus climbing prohibited ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalSignificance associated with the story of the great bird that carried the Navajo to their land ⓘ
central place in Navajo mythology ⓘ
distanceToNearestTown about 10 miles southwest of Shiprock, New Mexico ⓘ
elevation 2188 m ⓘ
7177 ft ⓘ
formedAs volcanic plug ⓘ
formedBy erosion of surrounding sedimentary rocks ⓘ
geologicalAge Oligocene ⓘ
about 27 million years ⓘ
governingBody Navajo Nation ⓘ
hasCoordinateLatitude 36.6875° N ⓘ
hasCoordinateLongitude 108.8439° W ⓘ
hasFeature radiating dike walls ⓘ
steep volcanic spire ⓘ
heightAboveSurroundings about 1570 ft ⓘ
about 480 m ⓘ
inDesert high desert of the Colorado Plateau ⓘ
locatedIn San Juan County, New Mexico ⓘ
United States ⓘ
northwestern New Mexico ⓘ
nameLanguage English ⓘ
nameOrigin resembles a 19th‑century clipper ship ⓘ
nativeName Tsé Bitʼaʼí ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage Navajo ⓘ
linked to: Navajo language
nativeNameMeaning rock with wings ⓘ
winged rock ⓘ
nearSettlement Shiprock, New Mexico ⓘ
onLandOf Navajo Nation ⓘ
partOf Navajo Volcanic Field ⓘ
photographicSubject popular subject for landscape photography ⓘ
prominence 1582 ft ⓘ
482 m ⓘ
protectedStatus on tribal land with restricted access ⓘ
region Four Corners region ⓘ
rockType minette ⓘ
volcanic breccia ⓘ
sacredTo Navajo people ⓘ
usedAs navigational landmark ⓘ
USGSMap USGS Shiprock quadrangle ⓘ
visibleFrom many miles across the surrounding desert ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shiprock, New Mexico → namedAfter → Shiprock (monadnock) ⓘ
Shiprock, New Mexico → near → Shiprock (monadnock) ⓘ
Shiprock, New Mexico → featureOfInterestNearby → Shiprock pinnacle ⓘ
linked to: Shiprock (monadnock)