- Shiprock - Wikipedia
Shiprock, an example of a volcanic neck, is composed of fractured volcanic breccia and black dikes of igneous rock called minette, a type of lamprophyre It is the erosional remnant of the throat of a volcano, and the volcanic breccia formed in a diatreme
- Facts About Ship Rock, the Navajos Sacred Peak - TripSavvy
Ship Rock is a dramatic 7,177-foot-high (2,188-meter) rock mountain located in northwestern New Mexico about 20 miles southwest of the town of Shiprock The formation, a volcanic plug, rises above a barren desert plain south of the San Juan River
- Shiprock - New Mexico Nomad Nature
Shiprock is the most well-known volcanic feature in the Chuska volcanic field, more commonly referred to as a volcanic plug It is the exposed neck or throat of an ancient volcano
- Shiprock Peak – Discover Navajo
Located 15 miles southwest of the town of Shiprock, New Mexico is a unique towering, bird-like volcanic rock formation that can be seen for miles in all directions Shiprock, as this mighty sand-colored column was named by Anglo settlers, is known to the Navajo as “Tsé Bit’ a’í”, or rock with wings
- Shiprock, Northwest New Mexico - American Southwest
Shiprock is an iconic landmark of northwestern New Mexico; a jagged, black, volcanic peak that rises 1,800 feet above the high desert plains of the Navajo Indian Reservation
- Shiprock Nm (Everything To Know Before A Visit)
Shiprock, also known as Tsé Bitʼaʼí in the Navajo language, is a remarkable volcanic pinnacle located in San Juan County, New Mexico This enormous rock formation stands at an impressive 1,583 feet above the surrounding high desert floor, with a peak elevation of 7,177 feet
- Shiprock: The Majestic Pillar Defining the Four Corners
Shiprock (sometimes spelled as two words, Ship Rock) is the remnant of a magma plug that formed some 27 million years ago The magma intruded under layers of sandstone and shale laid down as sediments in the ancient Western Interior Seaway but never erupted on the surface
- Visiting Shiprock in New Mexico - The Van Escape
Shiprock is the exposed neck or throat of a long-vanished volcano, which is the solidified feeder pipe of the volcano that erupted over 30 million years ago At that time, lava or molten rock came up from the Earth’s mantle and was deposited on the surface of the mountain
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