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Kaibab Uplift
Kaibab (from a Native Americans in the United States, Native American word meaning "mountain lying down") may refer to the following (all in the Southwestern United States): * Kaibab, Arizona, a small community * Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona * Kaibab National Forest, Arizona * Kaibab Limestone, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California * Kaibab Plateau, Arizona and Utah * Kaibab squirrel, found on the Kaibab Plateau * North Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona * South Kaibab Trail, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona * Arizona State Route 67, Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway (Arizona State Route 67) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Native Americans In The United States
Native Americans, also known as American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Americans, and other terms, are the Indigenous peoples of the mainland United States ( Indigenous peoples of Hawaii, Alaska and territories of the United States are generally known by other terms). There are 574 federally recognized tribes living within the US, about half of which are associated with Indian reservations. As defined by the United States Census, "Native Americans" are Indigenous tribes that are originally from the contiguous United States, along with Alaska Natives. Indigenous peoples of the United States who are not listed as American Indian or Alaska Native include Native Hawaiians, Samoan Americans, and the Chamorro people. The US Census groups these peoples as " Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders". European colonization of the Americas, which began in 1492, resulted in a precipitous decline in Native American population because of new diseases, wars, ethni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. The largest cities by metropolitan area are Phoenix, Las Vegas, El Paso, Albuquerque, and Tucson. Prior to 1848, in the historical region of Santa Fe de Nuevo México as well as parts of Alta California and Coahuila y Tejas, settlement was almost non-existent outside of Nuevo México's Pueblos and Spanish or Mexican municipalities. Much of the area had been a part of New Spain and Mexico until the United States acquired the area through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and the smaller Gadsden Purchase in 1854. While the region's boundaries are not officially defined, there have been attempts to do so. One such definition is from the Mojave Desert in California in the west (117° west longitude) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaibab, Arizona
Kaibab is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is within the Kaibab Indian Reservation. The population of the CDP was 140 at the 2020 census. Geography Kaibab is located in the northeast corner of Mohave County at (36.912680, -112.668732). Arizona State Route 389 forms the southern edge of the CDP; the highway leads northeast to Fredonia and northwest to Colorado City. The townsite of Kaibab is north of AZ 389 on Pipe Spring Road. Pipe Spring National Monument is in the southwest corner of the CDP, close to AZ 389. The CDP is bordered to the north by the CDP of Moccasin. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Kaibab CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.1%, is water. The townsite is located at a section of the Vermilion Cliffs and a southeast stretch of the Moccasin Mountains. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 275 people, 88 households, and 69 families living in the CDP. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaibab Indian Reservation
The Kaibab Indian Reservation is the home of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians (Southern Paiute Language: Kai'vi'vits), a federally recognized tribe of Southern Paiutes. The Indian reservation is located in northern part of the U.S. state of Arizona. It covers a land area of in northeastern Mohave County and northwestern Coconino County adjacent to the southern Utah border. The Pipe Spring National Monument lies in the southwestern section of the reservation. The Thunder Mountain Pootseev Dark-sky preserve is colocated with the reservation. As of the 2000 census, its population was 196. History Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the reservation has a total area of , almost all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 196 people, 65 households, and 49 families residing on the reservation. The population density was . There were 88 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the reservation was 23.5% White, 66.8% Native American, 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaibab National Forest
At 1.6 million acres (650,000 ha) the Kaibab National Forest borders both the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon, in north-central Arizona. It is divided into three major sections: the ''North Kaibab Ranger District'' (offices in Fredonia) and the South Kaibab and are managed by the United States Forest Service. The South Kaibab is further divided into two districts, the ''Tusayan Ranger District'' (offices in the Grand Canyon), and the ''Williams Ranger District'' (offices in Williams). Grand Canyon National Park separates the North Kaibab and the South Kaibab. The South Kaibab covers and the North Kaibab stretches over . Elevations vary on the forest from 5,500 feet (1,676 m) in the southwest corner to 10,418 feet (3,175 m) at the summit of Kendrick Peak on the Williams Ranger District. The forest as a whole is headquartered in Williams. North Kaibab The Kaibab Plateau is an island surrounded by lower elevations. The plateau, with elevation up to 9,215 feet (2,800 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaibab Limestone
The Kaibab Limestone is a resistant cliff-forming, Permian geologic formation that crops out across the U.S. states of northern Arizona, southern Utah, east central Nevada and southeast California. It is also known as the Kaibab Formation in Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. The Kaibab Limestone forms the rim of the Grand Canyon. In the Big Maria Mountains, California, the Kaibab Limestone is highly metamorphosed and known as the Kaibab Marble. Nomenclature The Kaibab Limestone was named by Darton in 1910 for the Kaibab Plateau, which is on the north side of Grand Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona. In his definition of the Kaibab Limestone formation, no type locality was designated. He also designated the Kaibab Limestone as the upper formation of the Aubrey Group, a now-abandoned stratigraphic unit. In 1921, Bassler and Reeside revised Darton's work and defined the Harrisburg Member of the Kaibab Limestone.Bassler, H., and J. B. Reeside, Jr., 1921, ''Oil prospects in Washington C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaibab Plateau
The Kaibab Plateau is a plateau almost entirely in Coconino County, Arizona (but extending slightly north into Kane County, Utah) in the Southwestern United States. The high plain is also known as the Buckskin Mountain, Buckskin Plateau, and Kaibab Mountain. Description The plateau, part of the larger Colorado Plateau, is bordered on the south by the Grand Canyon and reaches an elevation of . The plateau is divided between Kaibab National Forest and the "North Rim" portion of Grand Canyon National Park. Tributary canyons of the Colorado River form the plateau's eastern and western boundaries, and tiers of uplifted cliffs define the northern edges of the landform. Winter snowfall is often heavy (sometimes exceeding ), and this creates opportunities for backcountry Nordic skiing and snow camping. This broad feature is heavily forested with aspen, spruce- fir, ponderosa pine, and pinyon-juniper woodland, and stands in sharp contrast to the arid lowlands encircling it. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaibab Squirrel
The Kaibab squirrel (''Sciurus aberti kaibabensis'') is a tassel-eared squirrel that lives in the Kaibab Plateau in the Southwest United States, in an area of . The squirrel's habitat is confined entirely to the ponderosa pine forests of the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park and the northern section of Kaibab National Forest around the town of Jacob Lake, Arizona. This squirrel is not found anywhere else in the world. In 1965, of Kaibab squirrel habitat within Grand Canyon National Park and Kaibab National Forest were declared the Kaibab Squirrel National Natural Landmark. Description Kaibab squirrels usually have a black belly (which is sometimes gray), white tail, tufted ears and chestnut brown head. The tufts on the ears grow longer with age and may extend above the ears in the winter, and may not be visible in the summer. Ecology The Kaibab squirrel lives in ponderosa pine forests, where it builds its nest out of twigs and pine needles. Kaibab squirrels, ponderosa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Kaibab Trail
The North Kaibab Trail is a hiking trail in the North Rim side of the Grand Canyon, in Grand Canyon National Park, located in the U.S. state of Arizona. Access Access to this part of the park by car is seasonal, open from mid-May to mid-October or depending on snow cover from the previous winter. It is possible to reach the North Kaibab Trailhead by crossing the canyon on foot from the South Rim or by snowshoe or cross-country ski beginning at Jacob Lake, Arizona. Description The North Kaibab Trail begins at the head of Roaring Springs canyon and ends at the Colorado River. The trailhead is at a parking area on Arizona State Route 67, about north of the North Rim's Grand Canyon Lodge. The Ken Patrick Trail and Uncle Jim Trail are also accessible from this parking area. The trail is long, with camping available by permit at Cottonwood Camp at and ''Bright Angel Camp'' at . Treated water is available seasonally at the Supai Tunnel, Roaring Springs, the Caretaker's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Kaibab Trail
The South Kaibab Trail is a hiking trail in Grand Canyon National Park, located in the U.S. state of Arizona. Unlike the Bright Angel Trail which also begins at the south rim of the Grand Canyon and leads to the Colorado River, the South Kaibab Trail follows a ridge out to Skeleton Point allowing for 360-degree views of the canyon. Access and description The trailhead for the South Kaibab Trail is located off of the Yaki Point Road, which is closed to private vehicles. The trailhead can be accessed via either the Rim Trail or the free Grand Canyon National Park shuttle bus. From the trailhead, the trail heads north. Hikers begin with a steep descent through the Grand Canyon's upper rock layers: the Kaibab Limestone and Toroweap Formation. At about 1/2 mile one can observe an excellent example of a pustule dome. Here a small deposit of less dense more buoyant evaporite has punctured through a layer of harder limestone above. Through the first ¾ mile, the trail cuts through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
