Place:Shiprock, San Juan, New Mexico, United States

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NameShiprock
Alt namesNaatʼáanii Néézsource: Wikipedia
Naataaniineezsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35021454
Needlesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35021454
Needlessource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35021454
Sebataisource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35021454
Toohsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35021454
Tsebidaisource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS35021454
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates36.793°N 108.687°W
Located inSan Juan, New Mexico, United States
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Shiprock is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Navajo reservation in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 7,718 people in the 2020 census. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Shiprock is named after the nearby Shiprock rock formation. Since 1903, the town has been called Naat’áanii Nééz (meaning “tall leader” in the Navajo language) after the San Juan Indian Agency superintendent William T. Shelton who settled Shiprock for the United States government.

The annual Northern Navajo Fair is held every October. Since 1984, the community has hosted the Shiprock Marathon and Relay. Diné College is a local four-year college (formerly Navajo Community College), a tribally controlled community college with seven other campuses across the Navajo Nation. It is the site of a Chapter House for the Navajo, a Bureau of Indian Affairs agency and the Northern Navajo Medical Center (an Indian Health Service hospital).

The town is a key road junction for truck traffic and tourists visiting the Four Corners, Mesa Verde, Shiprock and the Grand Canyon. It lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 64 and U.S. Route 491 (formerly U.S. Route 666).

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