Valle (''Grand Canyon Junction'') is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in
Coconino County
Coconino County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its population was 145,101 at the 2020 census. The county seat is Flagstaff. The county takes its name from ''Cohonino'', a name applied to the Havasupai p ...
,
Arizona
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, United States. As of the
2010 US Census
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the population of Valle was 832. It lies at an altitude of , at the junction of
U.S. Route 180
U.S. Route 180 is an east–west United States highway. Like many three-digit routes, US 180 no longer meets its "parent", US 80. US 80 was decommissioned west of Mesquite, Texas, and was replaced in Texas by Interstate 20 and Interstate 1 ...
and
State Route 64. Its attractions include the
Valle Airport
Valle Airport is a privately-owned public use airport located north of Williams, Arizona, United States. Valle is the second location of Planes of Fame Air Museum.
Planes of Fame
The Valle branch of Planes of Fame opened in 1995 because the ...
(40G), the
, and Birds of Prey formally
Flintstones
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Bedrock City
amusement park
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. Drivers often stop at the town on their way to the
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon (, yuf-x-yav, Wi:kaʼi:la, , Southern Paiute language: Paxa’uipi, ) is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is long, up to wide and attains a depth of over a m ...
from either
Williams or
Flagstaff, as it is approximately at the halfway point.
Demographics
Description
Valle is not shown on the Rand McNally Road Atlas annual series. The town sits to the west of the highway intersections, with some streets to the east of US 180. The area is subdivided by roads for a planned community in which lots were sold during the early 1960s. These roads are all dirt with the exception of the two main highways (US 180 and AZ 64). With the exception of a few property owners who have set up camp on their land, the area has not been developed.
Valle maintains no website. It has two main gas stations, several gift shops, and a small post office.
Attractions in Valle
Planes of Fame Museum
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-A.jpg
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-Convair 240.jpg , Convair 240 in Western Airlines
Western Airlines was a major airline based in California, operating in the Western United States including Alaska and Hawaii, and western Canada, as well as to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Miami and to Mexico City, London and N ...
livery
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-Martin 4-0-4.jpg , Martin 4-0-4
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-V-1-Buzz Bomb-Loon.jpg, TM-61C Matador
File:Valle-Museum-Planes of Fame Air Museum-1957-Blue Angel Grumman-Serial F11F-1.jpg , Blue Angel Grumman F11F-1 Tiger
Bedrock City
File:Williams - Bedrock City - Yabba-Dabba-Doo Welcome Sign (35359967780).jpg, Bedrock City entrance
File:Valle-Bedrock City-2-1972.jpg , House
File:Valle-Bedrock City-3-1972.jpg , Brontosaurus
File:Valle-Bedrock City-8-1972.jpg , Volcano
File:Valle-Bedrock City-5-1972.jpg , House artifacts
File:Valle-Bedrock City-9-1972.jpg , Gas Station
Note: Bedrock City closed January 28, 2019.
See also
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Montoya Ranch
Montoya Ranch was a ranch in Farisita, Huerfano County, Colorado, United States, along the Huerfano River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. The ranch house was built in or after 1867 with Spanish Colonial and te ...
of South Rim. Poultry and small livestock. Animal advocate and resources.
References
External links
Valle Area Plan (Coconino Co.)Planes of Fame MuseumValle Airport
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Unincorporated communities in Coconino County, Arizona
Populated places established in the 1960s
Unincorporated communities in Arizona