Shiprock
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Shiprock is a monadnock rising nearly 1,583 feet above the high-desert plain of the Navajo Nation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its peak elevation is 7,177 feet above sea level. It is
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Aerial view of Shiprock in true color
Shiprock on a 1962 U.S. commemorative stamp
Aerial view of Shiprock and Shiprock Dike, with the San Juan River behind
Agathla Peak
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Agathla Peak or Agathlan is a peak south of Monument Valley, Arizona, which rises over 1,500 feet above the surrounding terrain. It is 7 miles north of Kayenta and is visible from U.S. Route 163. The
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…the Navajo volcanic field—a field that includes intrusions and flows of minette and other unusual igneous rocks that formed about 30 million years ago. Agathla (El Capitan) in Monument Valley is another prominent volcanic neck in this volcanic field. The recorded first ascent was in 1939, by a Sierra Club party…
Agathla Peak, Navajo Nation, Arizona
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Aerial view of Agathla peak with the road to Monument Valley (163) in the foreground
Herb Conn, Ray Garner, and Lee Pedrick (left to right), are checking their equipment prior to the first ascent.