Shiprock 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 Unite
Shiprock Chapter House
The nearby rock formation that gives Shiprock its name
Night aerial view from the southwest of Shiprock, where US Route 64 and US Route 491 cross each other and cross the San Juan River Bridge at Shiprock together, 64 westbound and 491 southbound, while the newer parallel bridge carries the other direction
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
Shiprock, New Mexico
…has defined Shiprock as a census-designated place (CDP). It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. Shiprock is named after the nearby Shiprock rock formation. Since 1903, the town has been called Naat’áanii Nééz (meaning “tall leader” in the Navajo language) after the San Juan Indian Agency…
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