Window Rock
Window Rock (Navajo: Tségháhoodzání) is a town of 2,500 people (2020) in Apache County, in the state of 亚利桑那州 in the 美国. It is significant beyond its size as the administrative center of 纳瓦霍族保留地, the country's largest Indian reservation and an important tourist destination.
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[]Window Rock is just west of the 新墨西哥州 state line and is more easily reached by road from New Mexico than from Arizona. Hwy 264 leads from 加勒普 on Interstate highway 40 (following historic 66号公路) to the town. The southwestern approach to the town is via US Hwy 191 from I-40.
Albuqueque International Sunport, with flights around the U.S., is about a 2½-hour drive away.
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Window Rock is a small town of 5 square miles (14 sq km) and 2,712 residents. Just walk, bike, or drive. The Navajo Transit System also operates buses.
这 operates a tourism information center on Hwy 264 in nearby St. Michaels.
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[]- , Hwy 264, ☏ +1 928 871-7941. Tu-F 8AM-6PM (winter), 8AM-7PM (summer); M Sa 8AM-5PM. The modern Navajo Nation Museum is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the rich and unique culture of the Navajo Nation. Native displays, book shop, gift shop, snack bar, auditorium, outdoor amphitheater, information kiosk, library, and on-site traditional Navajo hogan complete the center. Free.
- , Hwy 264, ☏ +1 928-871-6574. M-Sa 10AM-4ː30PM. The only zoo in the U.S. owned by a Native American tribe, the Navajo Zoo focuses on animals native to the reservation and the Southwest. Most were found injured or orphaned, including many golden eagles. Free.
- Window Rock部落公园及退伍军人纪念碑, ☏ +1 928 871 6647. A small park featuring the red sandstone window rock that gave its name to the town. The veteran’s memorial honors Navajos who served in the U.S. military.
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[]See the 纳瓦霍族保留地 article for a discussion of Navajo rugs and other distinctive arts and crafts of the region. is headquartered in Window Rock (Hwy 264, just east of the center of town) and may be worth a visit, not so much for buying goods as for learning about other places in the region for buying them.
- Cool Runnings Music & Indian Store, 9 Los Verdes Ct, St. Michaels, ☏ +1 928 871-5600. M-F 10AM-3PM, Sa 10AM-3PM.
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[]Try out the local frybread stands, most near the downtown fleamarket.
- Cociana De Dominguez, Hwy 264 and Route 12 (Navajo Nation Shopping Center), ☏ +1 928-810-3777. M-F 10AM-6PM. Mexican restaurant.
- Mikasa 2, Hwy 264 and Rt 12 (Navajo Nation Shopping Center). Su-Th 10:30AM–9PM; F Sa 10:30AM–10PM. Chinese and other Asian cuisines.
- Blake's Lotaburger, Highway 264, Manuelito, New Mexico, ☏ +1 505 371 5400. New Mexico-based restaurant known for its green chile cheeseburgers
- Bashas, Hwy 264, ☏ +1 928 871 3322. Grocery store
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[]Alcoholic beverages are prohibited within Navajo Nation. If you simply must have a beer, 加勒普, New Mexico is only a few miles away, but bar-hopping there may expose you to some hostility, owing to problems with alcoholism in Navajo Nation.
- Latte Abini Coffee, Hwy 264, St Michaels. Coffee and tea stand with a few outdoor tables.
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[]- , 392 W. Hwy. 264, Saint Michaels (3 miles from Window Rock), ☏ +1 928-871-5690, info@navajolandinn.com. Indoor pool and hot tub, WiFi, and breakfast included.
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[]- Window Rock is a good base camp from which to visit some of the 纳瓦霍族保留地 trading posts and look for Navajo rugs and other folk art. Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site, near Ganado, is a unit of the 美国国家公园系统, but is also a working post with a good collection of rugs and jewelry. Posts at Crystal (picturesque setting, quite different from the desert you might be expecting), Two Grey Hills (a particularly noted rug-weaving region), and Wide Ruin are also close.
- Other nearby national parks and monuments include 切利峡谷国家纪念碑 to the north and 化石森林国家公园 to the southwest along I-40.