Mitten Rock
Mitten Rock rises to 1,998 m in New Mexico. Roof Butte stands 2,952 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is White Rock, a peak 5.4 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 13 miles off. 86 named places lie within 25 miles, 59 of them named summits.
The story
Mitten Rock is a 6,557-foot (1,999-meter) elevation summit located on Navajo Nation land in San Juan County of northwest New Mexico, United States. Mitten Rock is set in the northeastern part of the Navajo Volcanic Field, a volcanic field that includes intrusions and flows of minette and other unusual igneous rocks which formed around 30 million years ago during the Oligocene. Mitten Rock is one of the major diatremes of the Four Corners area, and with significant relief as it rises 900 feet (270 meters) above the high-desert plain. It is situated about 8.5 miles (13.7 km) southwest of Shiprock, the most famous of these diatremes. Mitten Rock has also been known as "Little Ship Rock." This landmark is called Tséłkǫ, meaning "Rock Is Fire" in the Navajo language. This geographical feature's descriptive name was applied by the US Army in 1892, and was officially adopted in 1915 by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Precipitation runoff from this feature drains into Little Shiprock Wash, which is part of the San Juan River drainage basin. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Mitten Rock is located in a semi-arid climate zone with cold winters and hot summers.
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Wikidata Q49050770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1998 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 25.3 mi off the Dine' Tah "Among the People" Scenic Road
86 named places within 25 miles
- White Rock: 5.4 mi
- Red Rock: 8.1 mi
- Horse Mesa: 8.2 mi
- Beautiful Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Yellow Hill: 9.6 mi
- Sand Spring: 7.3 mi
- Stinking Springs: 12.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 14.9 mi
- Narrow Creek Spring: 15.2 mi
- Narrow Creek Spring: 15.2 mi
- Shiprock Historical Marker: 8.1 mi
- Beclabito Dome Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
- Nizhoni Park: 18.5 mi
- Hogback Historical Marker: 22.1 mi
- Tohache Recreation Area: 23.2 mi
- Cathedral Cliff: 13.2 mi
- Eagle Nest: 20.7 mi
- Snake Den Point: 21.4 mi
- Massacre Point: 21.7 mi
- Black Rock Point: 24.4 mi
- Snake Bridge: 13.8 mi
- Royal Arch: 16.5 mi
- Lower Twin Falls: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mitten Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof Butte | SW 219° | 2,952 m | 13.2 mi |
| Matthews Peak | SW 215° | 2,892 m | 20.5 mi |
| Pastora Peak | NW 316° | 2,861 m | 17.5 mi |
| Zilbetod Peak | NW 319° | 2,820 m | 18.3 mi |
| View Point | WSW 246° | 2,772 m | 13.3 mi |
| Tsaile Butte | SSW 203° | 2,738 m | 24.7 mi |
| White Ash Peak | WSW 257° | 2,712 m | 19.4 mi |
| Beautiful Mountain | SSW 197° | 2,696 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:00 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:40 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:24 | 17:04 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 35 | 43 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lukachukai, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 897412 — Mitten Rock, San Juan County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357582786
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