Northern Arizona

Coordinates: 33°30′N 112°54′W / 33.5°N 112.9°W / 33.5; -112.9
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For the university, see Northern Arizona University.
San Francisco Peaks, viewed from Mormon Lake

Northern Arizona is an unofficial, colloquially-defined region of the U.S. state of

Navajo, and Yavapai counties, the region is geographically dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim.[citation needed
]

Demographics

Flagstaff is the largest city in northern Arizona. Other cities include Sedona, Page, and Williams.

Much of the territory is

BLM-administered lands. In the north-east are large Hopi and Navajo reservations, parts of which overlap, leading to occasional territorial disputes.[citation needed] Native Americans
make up 48% of the population in Coconino County, Navajo County, and Apache County. Ruins of the ancient Anasazi, Sinagua, and other Puebloan people can be found in northern Arizona.

Most Northern Arizona University students are Arizonans, with 66% being Arizona residents.[1]

Geography

The region features several mountain ranges, including the state's highest, the

Painted Desert
.

The area is known for its rugged landscape and variety of environment. Northern Arizona is home to millions of acres of Ponderosa Pine, Aspen, and mixed-conifer forests, including the largest

Meteor Crater. The major highway is Interstate 40 (roughly following the historic Route 66) which connects the larger cities of this region. Northern Arizona also goes by the name Alta Arizona, which means "Upper Arizona" in Spanish. Northern Arizona has a large Mormon population, with a temple in Snowflake.[citation needed
]

Northern Arizona consists of five different counties:

Northern Arizona has various points of interest. The area is known for its variety of outdoor recreation opportunities, hiking trails and forest service roads, extreme topographical and environmental variability, and its geologic and human history. The following is a list of popular attractions in northern Arizona.[2]

National Parks and Monuments
Natural attractions
Other attractions

Subregions

Northeast Arizona

Northeast Arizona commonly includes Apache County and Navajo County. Some notable towns there are St. Johns, Eagar, Holbrook, Show Low, Winslow, Window Rock, Fort Defiance, Ganado, Chinle, and Kayenta.

It is the location of several

Indian reservations including all of the Zuni Indian Reservation and most parts of the Hopi Reservation, the Navajo Nation, and the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The rugged desert landscape of Northeast Arizona has been inhabited by indigenous peoples since at least the construction of what are now the ruins at Monument Valley, Navajo National Monument, and Canyon de Chelly National Monument
.

Northeast Arizona is arid, largely free of

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest and Four Corners Monument
.

North central Arizona

Main article: North Central Arizona

Arizona Strip

Main article: Arizona Strip

The Arizona Strip is the segment of Arizona to the north of the Colorado River. Geographically isolated from the rest of the state, it has fewer than 10,000 people.

See also

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Northern Arizona.
  1. ^ "Facts and stats". Northern Arizona University. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  2. ^ "Northern Arizona Attractions Near Flagstaff, AZ".

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