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Today, that has largely been replaced by tourism, education, government, and transportation. Some of the larger employers in Flagstaff are Northern Arizona University, the Flagstaff Medical Center, and the Flagstaff Unified School District. Tourism is a large contributor to the economy, as the city receives over 5 million visitors per year.
The number of days with measurable precipitation can vary from around 70 in the Flagstaff area to 15 in the Yuma area. [3] The highest elevations of Arizona receive up to 30 inches (760 mm) of precipitation annually, and the southern slopes of the Mogollon Rim and the southeast average between 15 and 20 inches (380 and 510 mm).
Flagstaff 1926 Depot Santa Fe Depot 1926 Building, 1 East Route 66: 1926 Revival Tudor: Built during the boom years of the 1920s, and is now considered a symbol of Flagstaff. Today it is known as the Amtrak station and Visitor Center. [5] McMillan Building McMillan Building, Northwest corner of Route 66 and Leroux St. 1886
Both highways were originally designated along this highway on November 11, 1926. US 80 was the main highway across the southern half of the United States between San Diego, California and Savannah, Georgia, while US 89 was the main north–south highway in Arizona, connecting the cities of Tucson, Phoenix and Flagstaff with Mexico and Utah. [8]
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 Rio de Flag, which has historically been known as the River de Flag [2] and San Francisco river, [3] is a river in Arizona that runs through Flagstaff, originating from the San Francisco Peaks before draining into the Little Colorado River. The river's age is unknown, though its first channels were around over one million years ago. [4]
Floodwater carrying debris from a wildfire burn scar flowed through the streets in Flagstaff, Arizona, for the second day in a row on July 14.Local media reports said the burn scar from the Museum ...
State Route 77 (SR 77) is a 253.93-mile (408.66-kilometre) long state highway in Arizona that traverses much of the state's length, stretching from its southern terminus at a junction with I-10 in Tucson to its northern terminus with BIA Route 6 at the Navajo Nation boundary just north of I-40.