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Shiprock Historical Marker

Shiprock Historical Marker from directly overhead

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

Coordinates36.68590, -108.83400

66 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 42
Springs: 8
  • 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
Parks: 4
Attractions: 3
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roof ButteSW 223°2,952 m21.2 mi
Pastora PeakWNW 292°2,861 m19.7 mi
Zilbetod PeakWNW 295°2,820 m20.1 mi
View PointWSW 240°2,772 m21.2 mi
Beautiful MountainSSW 212°2,696 m16.1 mi
East MesaWSW 257°2,324 m24.6 mi
Cove MesaW 261°2,161 m24.5 mi
Sunnyside MesaWNW 281°2,066 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5319:27
June solstice05:5820:0020:38
September equinox07:0418:4019:14
December solstice07:2516:2317:04

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F344049566576817870584535

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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357612464

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