Shiprock Historical Marker
Shiprock Historical Marker is a park in New Mexico, at a recorded elevation of 2,165 m. Roof Butte stands 2,952 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cactus Peak, a peak 5.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 6.8 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 42 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2165 m
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
66 named places within 25 miles
- Cactus Peak: 5.0 mi
- Mitten Rock: 8.1 mi
- Table Mesa: 8.9 mi
- Barber Peak: 10.2 mi
- Rocky Point: 10.8 mi
- Stinking Springs: 6.8 mi
- Sand Spring: 14.1 mi
- Sunshine Spring: 21.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 22.1 mi
- Narrow Creek Spring: 22.9 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 10.4 mi
- Beclabito Dome Historical Marker: 14.9 mi
- Hogback Historical Marker: 16.0 mi
- Tohache Recreation Area: 21.8 mi
- Wheeler (River Tract): 17.8 mi
- Bradshaw (River Tracts): 19.3 mi
- Schneider (River Tracts): 20.0 mi
- Jewett Valley (River Tracts): 22.2 mi
- Snake Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Royal Arch: 23.3 mi
- Brigham Young Junior House Historic Site: 24.5 mi
- Cathedral Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 19.9 mi
- Four Corners Monument: 24.5 mi
- Four Corners Monument: 24.6 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shiprock Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof Butte | SW 223° | 2,952 m | 21.2 mi |
| Pastora Peak | WNW 292° | 2,861 m | 19.7 mi |
| Zilbetod Peak | WNW 295° | 2,820 m | 20.1 mi |
| View Point | WSW 240° | 2,772 m | 21.2 mi |
| Beautiful Mountain | SSW 212° | 2,696 m | 16.1 mi |
| East Mesa | WSW 257° | 2,324 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cove Mesa | W 261° | 2,161 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sunnyside Mesa | WNW 281° | 2,066 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:00 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:23 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 40 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 76 | 81 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Teec NOS POS, 22 mi away.
- Common Side-blotched Lizard3 obs
- Smallflower Fishhook Cactus3 obs
- Rock Wren1 obs
- Gopher Snake1 obs
- Shadscale Saltbush1 obs
- Bud Sagebrush1 obs
- Fluffgrass1 obs
- forked gilia1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357612464
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