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Shiprock (Navajo: Tsé Bitʼaʼí, "rock with wings" or "winged rock" [4]) is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet (482 m) above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet (2,188 m) above sea level. It is 10.75 miles (17.30 km) southwest of the town of Shiprock ...
35–72770. GNIS feature ID. 2408729 [2] Shiprock (Navajo: Naatʼáanii Nééz) is an unincorporated community on the Navajo reservation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 7,718 people in the 2020 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Shiprock as a census-designated place (CDP).
The Fallen Man. The Fallen Man is a crime novel by American writer Tony Hillerman, the twelfth in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series, first published in 1996. A group of mountain climbers discover a corpse on Shiprock. Retired Joe Leaphorn and Acting Lieutenant Jim Chee work together, as Leaphorn recalls an old missing ...
The San Juan River Bridge at Shiprock, about .5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of Shiprock, New Mexico, is a Parker through truss bridge built in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. [1] It is a six-span Parker through truss steel bridge fabricated by W.E. Bondurant.
Lady Chieftains. The Lady Chieftains are a girls basketball team from Shiprock, New Mexico, located on the Navajo Nation. They are the subject of the documentary Rocks with Wings. The documentary charts the transformation of the team from a lackluster team to a championship team led by coach Jerry Richardson. [1]
Shiprock High School. "Once a Chieftain, Always a Chieftain!" Shiprock High School is a public high school in Shiprock, New Mexico (USA). Shiprock High is part of the Central Consolidated School District along with Kirtland Central High School and Newcomb High School. The school colors are crimson, silver, and turquoise, and the school mascot ...
Central Consolidated Schools. Central Consolidated Schools (also known as the Central Consolidated School District) is a public school district based in Shiprock, New Mexico, United States. [ 1] The district covers a 2,819-square-mile (7,300 km 2) area [ 2] in western San Juan County .
The Ghostway is a crime novel by American writer Tony Hillerman, the sixth in the Joe Leaphorn / Jim Chee Navajo Tribal Police series. It was first published in 1984 and features Jim Chee. A gunfight at a laundromat in Shiprock NM brings Los Angeles problems to the Navajo reservation. The novel was reviewed positively at its publication.