Tsé Bitʼaʼí

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Tsé Bitʼaʼí is the Navajo name for Shiprock, a prominent and sacred volcanic rock formation in northwestern New Mexico that is central to Navajo mythology and cultural identity.

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Tsé Bitʼaʼí canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rock formation
sacred site
volcanic neck
alsoKnownAs Shiprock
associatedMythology Navajo emergence stories
story of the great bird that carried the Navajo
category Landforms of San Juan County, New Mexico
Sacred mountains of the Navajo
Volcanic plugs of the United States
country United States
culturalSignificance central to Navajo mythology
important to Navajo cultural identity
distanceFrom about 17 km southwest of Shiprock, New Mexico
elevation about 2188 meters above sea level
featuredIn Navajo ceremonial songs
Navajo oral tradition
Navajo stories and legends
formedBy volcanic activity
geologicalAge Oligocene
linked to: Oligocene Epoch
geologicalType volcanic plug
governingBody Navajo Nation government
hasPart radiating dike system
height about 482 meters above surrounding plain
locatedIn Four Corners region
Navajo Nation
New Mexico
San Juan County, New Mexico
northwestern New Mexico
locatedOn Colorado Plateau
nameInLanguage Navajo
linked to: Navajo people
nameMeaning rock with wings
winged rock
near U.S. Route 491 NERFINISHED
town of Shiprock, New Mexico
notableFor cultural and spiritual importance
dramatic isolated monolith
partOf Navajo sacred landscape
protectedStatus climbing prohibited by Navajo Nation
religion Navajo traditional religion
rockComposition minette
volcanic breccia
sacredTo Navajo people
tourism popular subject of photography
usedFor ceremonial purposes
visibleFrom large distances across the surrounding plain

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Shiprock nameInNavajo Tsé Bitʼaʼí
subject linked to: Shiprock (rock formation)
Shiprock nativeName Tsé Bitʼaʼí
subject linked to: Shiprock (monadnock)