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Grand Wash Cliffs
The Grand Wash Cliffs extend south-southeast from the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northwest Arizona west of the Shivwits Plateau south through the Grand Cliffs Wilderness and into the Lake Mead Recreation Area. The Grand Wash Cliffs cross the Grand Canyon where the Colorado River enters Lake Mead. To the south of the Grand Canyon the Grand Wash Cliffs continue past the east side of Grapevine Mesa and then southeast above and east of the Hualapai Valley forming the southwest margin of the Music Mountains.''Arizona Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, Fourth Ed. 2001 pp. 21 and 29 List of landforms/communities along Grand Wash Cliffs (form north-to-south) * Grand Wash Cliffs Wilderness (~north terminus) (Loc. dot 1) * Squaw Canyon * Pigeon Canyon * Pearce Canyon * Pearce Ferry, Lake Mead (at Colorado River) * Meadview, Arizona ( Grapevine Mesa, west, at foothills) (Loc. dot 2) * Garnet Mountain (Loc. dot 3) * Music Mountains (part of Hualapai Plateau elevations, east) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meadview, Arizona
Meadview is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, located near Lake Mead. As of the 2020 census, Meadview had 1,420 residents, up from 1,224 as of 2010. It was founded in the 1960s as a retirement community and is still largely one, as well as a vacation spot for people coming to enjoy Lake Mead. Geography Meadview is located in northern Mohave County at (36.00222, -114.0675) at an elevation of . It is north of Kingman, the county seat, via Pierce Ferry Road. From the road it is possible to see Lake Mead to the west, distant. Road access to the lake is to the north. Pearce Ferry on the Colorado River, at the west end of the Grand Canyon, is north of Meadview. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Meadview CDP has an area of , all land. Climate According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Meadview has a hot desert climate, abbreviated "BWk" on climate maps. Demographics Accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garnet Mountain
Garnets () are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives. All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms, but differ in chemical composition. The different species are pyrope, almandine, spessartine, grossular (varieties of which are hessonite or cinnamon-stone and tsavorite), uvarovite and andradite. The garnets make up two solid solution series: pyrope-almandine-spessartine (pyralspite), with the composition range ; and uvarovite-grossular-andradite (ugrandite), with the composition range . Etymology The word ''garnet'' comes from the 14th-century Middle English word ''gernet'', meaning 'dark red'. It is borrowed from Old French ''grenate'' from Latin ''granatus,'' from ''granum'' ('grain, seed'). This is possibly a reference to ''mela granatum'' or even ''pomum granatum'' ('pomegranate', ''Punica granatum''), a plant whose fruits contain abundant and vivid red seed covers ( arils), which ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geology Of Arizona
The geology of Arizona began to form in the Precambrian. Igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rock may have been much older, but was overwritten during the Yavapai and Mazatzal orogenies in the Proterozoic. The Grenville orogeny to the east caused Arizona to fill with sediments, shedding into a shallow sea. Limestone formed in the sea was metamorphosed by mafic intrusions. The Great Unconformity is a famous gap in the stratigraphic record, as Arizona experienced 900 million years of terrestrial conditions, except in isolated basins. The region oscillated between terrestrial and shallow ocean conditions during the Paleozoic as multi-cellular life became common and three major orogenies to the east shed sediments before North America became part of the supercontinent Pangaea. The breakup of Pangaea was accompanied by the subduction of the Farallon Plate, which drove volcanism during the Nevadan orogeny and the Sevier orogeny in the Mesozoic, which covered much of Arizona in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Valley
Aubrey Valley is a 35-mile (56 km) long valley located in southwest Coconino County, Arizona with the northwest border of Yavapai County. The valley is located at the southwest border of the Aubrey Cliffs; to the west and southwest, the Yampai Divide and the Seventyfour Plains form flatlands between four bordering mountain ranges at the northwest terminus of the Arizona transition zone. The Aubrey Cliffs form the east and northeast valley border, and are part of the escarpment at the southwest perimeter of the Coconino Plateau, southwest Colorado Plateau. The Aubrey Cliffs re-appear northwest of the valley's north end, at the southeast of Prospect Valley. The Toroweap Fault is buried near the center of Aubrey Valley, west of the cliffs, and continues northwest into Prospect Valley, and to the Colorado River, west Grand Canyon. The Hurricane Fault-(of the Hurricane Cliffs) begins there, and both faults continue, the Hurricane going northwest, the Toroweap northeast, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Cliffs
Aubrey Cliffs are a series of cliff escarpments located in Coconino County, in northwestern Arizona. Geology The Toroweap Fault, west of Aubrey Valley in the south, and of Prospect Valley in the northwest, formed the Aubrey Cliffs. The cliffs form part of the southwest perimeter of the Coconino Plateau. The Toroweap Fault separates from the Hurricane Fault-(Hurricane Cliffs), at the Colorado River, in the western Grand Canyon. Both faults continue northeast, and northwest into southern Utah. Geography The Aubrey Cliffs begin near Route 66 about five miles west of Seligman and run generally north to the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon (coordinates ranging from 35.35, -112.95 to 36.19, -113.02). The most prominent section is southern half, which overlooks the Aubrey Valley to the west and rises approximately above the valley floor to an elevation of about . It is located on the Big Boquillas Ranch, a checkerboard area of state trust land and fee land owned by the Navajo Nation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Cliffs
The Hurricane Cliffs of southwest Utah and northwest Arizona are a red, limestone geographic feature, sets of cliffs along the western, eroded edge of the Kaibab Limestone; the cliffs are about 135-mi (217 km) long,''Utah Atlas & Gazeteer,'' DeLorme, 9th Ed. 2014 pp. 49, 50, 57 with the south end terminus just north of the Grand Canyon. The cliffs are associated with the Hurricane Fault. Description The Hurricane Cliffs are part of the landforms on the southwest perimeter of the Colorado Plateau, specifically the '' High Plateaus section''; the High Plateaus are transitional to the Great Basin northwest, the Mojave Desert west, and the Arizona transition zone, southwest and south of the Coconino Plateau. From Arizona, the cliffs trend north into Utah, but north of Hurricane, at Anderson Junction and Pintura, the trendline turns north-northeast, and by Cedar City, Cedar Valley, Summit, and the Parowan Valley, the trend is northeast. At the northeast end of Parowan V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua Tree
''Yucca brevifolia'' is a plant species belonging to the genus ''Yucca''. It is tree-like in habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca. This monocotyledonous tree is native to the arid Southwestern United States, specifically California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada, and to northwestern Mexico It is confined mostly to the Mojave Desert between elevation. It thrives in the open grasslands of Queen Valley and Lost Horse Valley in Joshua Tree National Park. Other regions with large populations of the tree can be found northeast of Kingman, Arizona in Mohave County; and along U.S. 93 between the towns of Wickenburg and Wikieup, a route which has been designated the Joshua Tree Parkway of Arizona. The common name Joshua tree apparently comes from Christian iconography. Taxonomy The Joshua tree is also called ''izote de desierto'' (Spanish, "desert dagger"). It was first formally described in the botanical literature as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Burro Creek Wilderness
Upper Burro Creek Wilderness is a 27,440-acre (11,100 ha) wilderness area located in Yavapai and Mohave Counties in the U.S. state of Arizona, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of the town of BagdadUpper Burro Creek Wilderness Area – Bureau of Land Management It is managed by the . Topography Upper Burro Creek is one of the few perennial streams to flow undammed into Arizona's lower desert. of the upper portion of Burro Creek flow through the Upper Burro Creek Wilderness, which is divided into eastern and western sections by a dirt road. These of Burro Creek have ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cane Springs, Arizona
Cane or caning may refer to: *Walking stick or walking cane, a device used primarily to aid walking * Assistive cane, a walking stick used as a mobility aid for better balance *White cane, a mobility or safety device used by many people who are blind or visually impaired * An implement used in caning, a form of corporal punishment * Sugarcane, commonly known as "Cane" Plants * Cane (grass), tall perennial grasses with woody stalks **'' Arundo'', Old World canes **'' Arundinaria'', New World canes **'' Arundo donax'', Giant cane **''Arundinaria appalachiana'', Hill cane *Cane (vine), the part of a grapevine that supports the new growth * Cane ash, the white ash tree, ''Fraxinus americana'' * Cane cholla, ''Cylindropuntia imbricata'', a cactus Animals * Cane beetle, ''Dermolepida albohirtum'', a pest of sugarcane, native to Australia *Cane Corso, an Italian Mastiff * Cane mouse, ''Zygodontomys'', a rodent from Central and South America * Cane rat, ''Thryonomys'', a large rodent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peacock Mountains
The Peacock Mountains are a small, 26 mi (42 km) long mountain range in northwest Arizona, US. The range is a narrow sub-range, and an extension north, at the northeast of the Hualapai Mountains massif, which lies to the southwest. The range is defined by the Hualapai Valley to the northwest, and north and south-flowing washes on its east border, associated with faults and cliffs; the Cottonwood Cliffs (Cottonwood Mountains) are due east, and are connected to the Aquarius Cliffs southward at the west perimeter of the Aquarius Mountains; the cliffs are a result of the Aquarius Fault, which is an extension southward from the Grand Wash Cliffs and Grand Wash Fault which crosses the Colorado River at Lake Mead, and the west perimeter of the Grand Canyon/Colorado Plateau. Description The Peacock Mountains, are a smaller, lower elevation range, only about 10 mi (16 km) wide. Peacock Peak (Arizona), {{convert, 6293, ft, m, 0} is the range highpoint, in the approximate cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine, Arizona
Valentine is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 39. Valentine is located on Arizona State Route 66 (former U.S. Route 66) northeast of Kingman. The majority of Valentine is located in a geographically isolated portion of the Hualapai Reservation. Education The Valentine Elementary School District serves the communities of Valentine, Truxton, Crozier and a portion of Hackberry. It has its single K-8 school in Truxton. When the school was first established, it was in Valentine itself. The Valentine Campus was closed in 1969, and classes were moved to Truxton. - The address states "Peach Springs, AZ" but the school, as per the page, is in Truxton. The Bureau of Indian Affairs operated the Truxton Canyon Training School in Valentine from 1903 to 1937. The BIA continues to have an office in Valentine. Demographics Historic structures See also * Bullhead City, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crozier, Arizona
Crozier is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. The population was 21 at the 2020 census. Geography Crozier is located in eastern Mohave County at (35.422807, −113.648642), along Arizona State Route 66, the former US 66. It is northeast of Kingman, the county seat, and northwest of Seligman. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2010 census, there were 14 people living in the CDP: 7 male and 7 female. 0 were 19 years old or younger, 2 were ages 20–34, 0 were between the ages of 35 and 49, 7 were between 50 and 64, and the remaining 5 were aged 65 and above. The median age was 59.0 years. The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.9% White, and 7.1% Other. 7.1% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 8 households in the CDP, 4 family households (50%) and 4 non-family households (50%), with an average household si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
