Shiprock and other Monoliths in the Desert
I was on my way from the Bisti Badlands ... |
... to Page, Arizona ... |
... and thought I'd just ... |
... do a quick drive-by ... |
... of Shiprock since it was only ... |
... a 10 mile detour ... |
... from my route ... |
Shiprock |
...I was there from 8 to 9am ... |
... I drove around ... |
... to the south ... |
... where the views were best.. |
This is Church Rock, another nearby volcanic plug. |
Agathla Peak in the distance. |
Looks gloomy in b&w. |
Agathla Peak is an eroded volcanic neck consisting of volcanic breccia cut by dikes of an unusual igneous rock called minette. |
It is one of many such volcanic diatremes that are found in Navajo country of northeast Arizona and northwest New Mexico. |
Agathla Peak, 7,100 ft above from sea level has a prominence of 1500 ft. |
The grayscale version. |
The rock is very soft.. |
Shiprock |
Agathla |
Agathla |
Just outside Monument Valley |
Shiprock |
Shiprock |
Sid and Charley Rock |
Agathla |
Agathla |
Shiprock |
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