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Northern Arizona is an unofficial, colloquially defined region of the U.S. state of Arizona. Generally consisting of Apache , Coconino , Mohave , 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 .
Arizona is also one of the Four Corners states and is diagonally adjacent to Colorado. Arizona has a total area of 113,998 square miles (295,253 km 2), making it the sixth largest U.S. state. [1] Of this area, just 0.3% consists of water, which makes Arizona the state with the second lowest percentage of water area (New Mexico is the lowest at ...
Phoenix is the capital and largest city by population in Arizona with 1,608,139 residents, [4] is ranked as the fifth most populous city in the United States, and land area spanning 517.5 sq mi (1,340 km 2) as of the 2020 census. The smallest municipality by population and land area is Winkelman with 296 residents in 0.75 sq mi (1.9 km 2). [5]
The southeast of Arizona, with New Mexico, northwest Chihuahua and northeast Sonora contain insular sky island mountain ranges, (the Madrean Sky Islands), or smaller subranges in association. There are also numerous Sonoran Desert ranges, or Arizona transition zone ranges. Northern and northeast Arizona also has scattered ranges throughout.
The mesa is located on the Colorado Plateau near Kayenta, Arizona, and rises to over 8,168 ft (2,490 m). Its highest peak is located on Black Mesa's northern rim, a few miles south of the town of Kayenta. Reliable springs surfacing at several locations mean the mesa is more suitable for continuous habitation than much of the surrounding desert ...
The Mogollon Rim (/ m ʌ ɡ ɪ ˈ j oʊ n / or / m oʊ ɡ ə ˈ j oʊ n / or / m ɒ ɡ ɒ dʒ ɔː n /) [1] [2] is a topographical and geological feature cutting across the northern half of the U.S. state of Arizona. It extends approximately 200 miles (320 km), starting in northern Yavapai County and running eastward, ending near the border ...
Antelope Valley (Arizona) B. Big Valley (Arizona) C. Clayhole Valley; Cottonwood Valley (Arizona/Nevada) D. Detrital Valley; Dutch Flat (Arizona) H. Hualapai Valley; Lower Colorado River Valley; L. Lower Hurricane Valley; M. Main Street Valley; Mohave Valley, Mohave Mountains, (also a valley of San Bernardino County, CA) S. Sacramento Valley ...
This is a list of cities, towns, unincorporated communities, counties, and other places in the U.S. state of Arizona, which start with the letter S.This list is derived from the Geographic Names Information System, which has numerous errors, so it also includes many ghost towns and historical places that are not necessarily communities or actual populated places.