Sponsored Topics. The city of Lawton is the county seat of Comanche County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Located in the southwestern region of Oklahoma approximately 80 miles (130 km) southwest of Oklahoma City, it is the principal city of the Lawton Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2010 US Census, Lawton's population was 96,867, making it the fifth largest city in the state.
Shiprock is a dramatic 7,177-foot-high (2,188-meter) rock mountain located in northwestern New Mexico about 20 miles southwest of the town of Shiprock. Shiprock is on Navajo Nation land.
The Navajo name for the peak, Tse TsÃ©, bitÊ¼aÊ¼i bitÊ¼aÊ¼Ã­ rock with wings or, winged rock refers to the legend of the great bird that Brought the navajo from the north to their. Present lands The name Shiprock Or shiprock Peak Or ship rock derives from'the peak s resemblance to an-enormous 19th century. clipper shiphe Monuments are sacred to the Navajo, and any human interaction (by Navajo or non-Navajo) is strictly off limits. Please abide by the humble religious requests of the Navajo people and do not climb the Monuments. 'Navajo law will be strictly enforced on this issue,' Parks Department Manager Ray Russell also added.