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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).
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.
The lowest point in the Navajo Section is about 4,700 feet (1,400 m), near the Four Corners area. The boundary between this section and the Canyon Lands Section is nearby, in the San Juan River basin. The highest point of the Navajo Section is 9,916 feet (3,022 m) at Chromo Mountain on the Continental Divide near Chama, New Mexico. [2]
As of the 2020 census, the population was 121,661 [1] making it the fifth-most populous county in New Mexico. Its county seat is Aztec. [2] The county was created in 1887. [3] San Juan County is part of the Farmington, New Mexico, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is in the state's northwest corner and includes the New Mexico portion of the ...
Shiprock 1,301 233,000 9 Rock Point: Tsé Nitsaa Deezʼáhí "Big Rock Point" Shiprock 642 138,758 9 Red Mesa: Tsé Łichííʼ Dah Azkání "Red Rock Mesa" Shiprock 1,222 267,000 9 Mexican Water: Naakaii Tó: Shiprock 976 160,000 9 Tó Łikan (Sweetwater) Tółikan "Sweet Water" Shiprock 1,535 152,000 10 Many Farms: Dáʼákʼeh Halání "Many ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pueblo Pintado CDP has a total area of 31.0 square miles (80 km 2), all land. [1] The community is in the valley of Chaco Wash , which runs through Chaco Canyon 15 miles (24 km) to the northwest and eventually joins the San Juan River near Shiprock .
New Mexico's other major center of population is in south-central area around Las Cruces, its second-largest city and the largest city in the southern region of the state. The Las Cruces metropolitan area includes roughly 214,000 residents, but with neighboring El Paso, Texas forms a combined statistical area numbering over 1 million.
The traditional Navajo creation story centers on the area, and Navajo place names within the region reflect its role in Navajo mythology. While Dinétah generally refers to a large geographical area, the heart of the region is regarded to be the canyons of the Largo and Carrizo washes, south of the San Juan River in New Mexico.