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San Francisco Mountain
The San Francisco Peaks (Navajo language, Navajo: , es, Sierra de San Francisco, Hopi language, Hopi: ''Nuva'tukya'ovi'', Western Apache: ''Dził Tso'', Keres language, Keres: ''Tsii Bina'', Colorado River Numic language, Southern Paiute: ''Nuvaxatuh'', Havasupai-Hualapai language, Havasupai-Hualapai: ''Hvehasahpatch''/''Huassapatch''/''Wik'hanbaja'', Yavapai language, Yavapai: ''Wi:mun Kwa'', Zuni language, Zuni: ''Sunha K'hbchu Yalanne'', Mojave language, Mojave: '' 'Amat 'Iikwe Nyava'') are a volcanic mountain range in the San Francisco volcanic field in north central Arizona, just north of Flagstaff, Arizona, Flagstaff and a remnant of the former San Francisco Mountain. The highest summit in the range, Humphreys Peak, is the highest point in the state of Arizona at in elevation. The San Francisco Peaks are the remains of an eroded stratovolcano. An aquifer within the caldera supplies much of Flagstaff's water while the mountain itself is in the Coconino National Forest, a popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Elden
Mount Elden or Elden Mountain (Hopi: Hovi'itstuyqa) is located in central Coconino County northeast of Flagstaff, Arizona. It takes its name from one of the region's earliest Anglo settlers, John Elden, who, along with his family, established a homestead on the mountain's lower slopes and grazed sheep on the open grasslands below during the late 19th century. The mountain's exposed, rocky slopes are a dominant feature from almost any part of the city of Flagstaff, rising steeply nearly to an elevation of . Much of the vegetation on the southern and southeastern slopes of the mountain was destroyed by the human-caused Radio Fire in 1977 which burned . Despite its rugged appearance, steep relief, and nearly of surface area, Mount Elden is easily accessible via an extensive, well-developed road and non-motorized trail system that is part of the Coconino National Forest. Geology Mount Elden is one of five large peripheral silicic volcanic features within the greater San Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flagstaff, Arizona
Flagstaff ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2019, the city's estimated population was 75,038. Flagstaff's combined metropolitan area has an estimated population of 139,097. Flagstaff lies near the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau and within the San Francisco volcanic field, along the western side of the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the continental United States. The city sits at about and is next to Mount Elden, just south of the San Francisco Peaks, the highest mountain range in the state of Arizona. Humphreys Peak, the highest point in Arizona at , is about north of Flagstaff in Kachina Peaks WildernessThe geology of the Flagstaff areaincludes abundant volcanic rocks associated with the San Francisco Volcanic Field that range in age from late Miocene to late Holocene. It also includes exposed rock from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras, with Moenkopi Formation red s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doyle Peak
Doyle Peak is a peak in the Coconino National Forest, and the fourth-highest peak in the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona. It is the sixth-highest named point in the state of Arizona, with an elevation of . History of the Doyle Peak and adjacent Schultz Peak A small structure was built to house a telescope on nearby Schultz Peak by Lowell Observatory in 1927. It was referred to by some as a shepherd's cabin. The site was selected by V. M. Slipher, Director of Lowell Observatory, for a pair of bristlecone pine trees oriented in a north-south line. These were cut as supports for the polar axle of the telescope. The telescopes, a reflector and a reflector, were constructed by Stanley Sykes of Lowell Observatory. The cabin housing the telescope was constructed by a local stonemason. The structure had a corrugated metal roof that could be rolled off to expose the telescope for observations. The observing site also had a small dormitory partially cut into the hillside ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fremont Peak (Arizona)
Fremont Peak is a peak in the San Francisco Peaks, a mountain range that takes up a part of the Coconino National Forest in northern Arizona. It is the third highest point in the state of Arizona. The peak, named in honor John C. Frémont (1813–1890), a civil war general who served as the territorial governor of Arizona from 1878–82. The peak is in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness on the Coconino National Forest. Fremont offers year round views of the south. It can be seen from Flagstaff, Arizona Flagstaff ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States. In 2019, the city's estimated population was 75,038. Flagstaff's combined metropolitan area has an estimated population ... as the pointy peak on the right. See also * List of mountains and hills of Arizona by height References External links * {{Mountains of Arizona Volcanoes of Arizona Mountains of Arizona Landforms of Coconino County, Ariz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agassiz Peak
Agassiz Peak is the second-highest mountain in the U.S. state of Arizona at . It is located north of Flagstaff, Arizona in the San Francisco Peaks. It is in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness on the Coconino National Forest. The peak was named in honor of Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist. Many visitors to Flagstaff incorrectly assume that Agassiz Peak is Humphreys Peak Humphreys Peak ( hop, Aaloosaktukwi, nv, Dookʼoʼoosłííd) is the highest natural point and the second most prominent peak after Mount Graham in the U.S. state of Arizona, with an elevation of and is located within the Kachina Peaks Wildern ..., the state high point. This is because Agassiz is between Humphreys and Flagstaff, blocking the view of Humphreys from town. The mountain is only open to climbers in the winter when it is covered in snow. Hiking above treeline at other times is illegal due to the "threatened with critical habitat" status of the San Francisco Peaks groundsel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellemont Arizona View
Bellemont may refer to: *Bellemont, Arizona *Bellemont, North Carolina *Bellemont, Oklahoma *Bellemont, Pennsylvania Bellemont is an unincorporated community located in Paradise Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately one mile to the southeast of the town of Paradise In religion, paradise is a place of exception ... See also * Bellemonte {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humphreys Peak AZ
Humphreys may refer to: Places * Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge, Arkansas-Mississippi *Camp Humphreys, U.S. Camp in South Korea * Humphreys, Missouri * Humphreys County, Mississippi *Humphreys County, Tennessee * Humphreys County Airport, Tennessee *Humphreys County School District, Mississippi * Humphreys National Forest, Virginia *Humphreys Peak Humphreys Peak ( hop, Aaloosaktukwi, nv, Dookʼoʼoosłííd) is the highest natural point and the second most prominent peak after Mount Graham in the U.S. state of Arizona, with an elevation of and is located within the Kachina Peaks Wildern ..., the highest point in Arizona * Humphreys Station, California * Mount Humphreys, a peak in the Sierra Nevada Other uses * Humphreys (surname) * 10172 Humphreys, main belt asteroid * Humphreys College, Californian college * Humphreys series, spectral line emissions of the hydrogen atom * Humphreys (Unigate), characters featured in a 1970s advertising campaign for milk * USS ''Humphreys'' (DD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASA Earth Observatory
NASA Earth Observatory is an online publishing outlet for NASA which was created in 1999. It is the principal source of satellite imagery and other scientific information pertaining to the climate and the environment which are being provided by NASA for consumption by the general public. It is funded with public money, as authorized by the United States Congress, and is part of the EOS Project Science Office located at Goddard Space Flight Center. , NASA Earth Observatory has won the Webby People's Voice Award in Education three times. There were a series of publicized images issued by the website in 2008, including imagery of clouds streaming over the Caspian Sea, dust storms curling off the coast of Morocco, the crumbling of the Wilkins Ice Shelf, Hurricane Bertha, and others. See also * Earth observation ** Earth observation satellite * Space exploration Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. While the exploration o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ski Area
A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort. Scope of activities The US Forest Service defines a ski area as: "a site and associated facilities that has been primarily developed for alpine or Nordic skiing and other snow sports, but may also include, in appropriate circumstances, facilities necessary for other seasonal or year-round natural resource-based recreation activities, provided that a preponderance of revenue generated by the ski area derives from the sale of alpine and Nordic ski area passes and lift tickets, revenue from alpine, Nordic, and other snow sport instruction, and gross revenue from ancillary facilities that support alpine or Nordic skiing and other snow sports." Notable examples Ski areas can extend over several municipalities (ex: La Plagne in France, Alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Snowbowl
Arizona Snowbowl is an alpine ski resort in the southwest United States, located on the San Francisco Peaks of northern Arizona, north of Flagstaff. The Snowbowl ski area covers approximately one percent of the San Francisco Peaks, and its slopes face west and northwest. Starting its skiing operations in 1938, the base elevation of Arizona Snowbowl is at above sea level, and the resort receives an average annual snowfall of . The lift-served summit at yields a vertical drop, the largest in Arizona, served by two lodges, Hart Prairie Lodge and Agassiz Lodge, and six chairlifts, including one high-speed detachable chairlift and one high-speed gondola/chair hybrid lift. History Ole and Pete Solberg began the tradition of skiing in the Flagstaff area in 1915, when they used homemade wooden skis to glide down Mars Hill. In 1938, the US Forest Service permitted the construction of a road and ski lodge on the western slopes of the San Francisco Peaks, in Hart Prairie. The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coconino National Forest
The Coconino National Forest is a 1.856-million acre (751,000 ha) United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff. Originally established in 1898 as the "San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve", the area was designated a U.S. National Forest in 1908 when the San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve was merged with lands from other surrounding forest reserves to create the Coconino National Forest. Today, the Coconino National Forest contains diverse landscapes, including deserts, ponderosa pine forests, flatlands, mesas, alpine tundra, and ancient volcanic peaks. The forest surrounds the towns of Sedona and Flagstaff and borders four other national forests; the Kaibab National Forest to the west and northwest, the Prescott National Forest to the southwest, the Tonto National Forest to the south, and the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to the southeast. The forest contains all or parts of ten designated wilderness areas, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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