Shiprock
A 1,500-ft volcanic monolith sacred to the Diné
A lone volcanic neck rising 1,500 feet off the high desert of the Navajo Nation, with radiating walls of rock spilling away like wings. It’s sacred to the Diné — admired and photographed from the surrounding roads, not climbed.
The shot
The peak and its radiating dikes at dusk.
Nearby & worth pairing
- Four Corners
- Bisti Badlands nearby
- Farmington
- Chaco Canyon
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