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Shiprock (1)

Shiprock, NM, USA

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Historical Marker

This huge volcanic neck was formed in Pilocene time, over 3,000,000 years ago. It rises 1700 feet above the surrounding plain and is famed in the legends of the Navajo as Sa-bit-tai-e (the rock with wings). They hold that it was the great bird that brought them from the north.

Last updated: 10/12/2009 15:10:00