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Flagstaff ( Navajo Kinlání) is a city located in Coconino County in northern Arizona, in the west of the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 52,894. It is the county seat 6, an important railroad town and home to Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University.The city's name commemorates a Ponderosa Pine tree made into a tall flagpole in 1876 celebrating the United States Centennial.
Flagstaff lies near the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau and along the western side of the largest stand of ponderosa pine in the United States at an elevation around 7,000 ft (2,000 m). Humphreys Peak, an ancient volcano and the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 ft (3,850 m), is immediately north of Flagstaff in the Kachina Peaks Wilderness of the San Francisco Mountain range. Old Route 66 (now Interstate 40Interstate 40 is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. Its western terminus is at Interstate 15 in Barstow, California; its eastern terminus is at North Carolina State Highway 132 in Wilmington, North Carolina. Much of the western por) runs through Flagstaff between Barstow, CaliforniaBarstow is a city located in San Bernardino County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 21,119. Route 66 runs through Barstow and the town's name is mentioned in the lyrics to the song, "Route 66". Geography Barstow is lo and the cities to the east and connects to the northern end of Interstate 17Interstate 17 is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Arizona, United States. It goes from Phoenix, Arizona at Interstate 10 to Flagstaff, Arizona at Interstate 40. Length Major Cities Along the Route Phoenix, Arizona Flag which runs about a two and one-half hour drive south to end at Phoenix, ArizonaThis article is about the Arizonan city. For the mythical creature see Phoenix, and for other uses see Phoenix (disambiguation). Phoenix is the capital, largest city, and largest metropolitan area of the state of Arizona, United States. As of the 2000 cen. The town's name is mentioned in the lyrics to the song, "Route 66".
Besides winter snow skiingSkiing is the human activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. Skiing Many different types of skiing are popular, especially in colder at the Arizona Snow Bowl lodge south of Humphreys Peak, nearby tourist attractions include Walnut Canyon National Park , Sunset Crater National Monument (volcano) and Barringer CraterFor the crater on the Moon, see the List of Craters on the Moon Barringer Crater also known as Meteor Crater is a famous impact crater created by a meteorite, located about 55 kilometers east of Flagstaff in the northern Arizona desert ( USA). Its coordin (meteor crater), while Grand Canyon National ParkGrand Canyon Designation National Park Location North West Arizona, United States Nearest City Flagstaff, Arizona Latitude 36° 12' N Longitude 113° 14' W Area 1,217,403 acres 492,665 ha Date of Establishment January 11, 1908 ( National Monument), February (about an one hour drive north) and Glen Canyon National Recreation AreaGlen Canyon National Recreation Area (Glen Canyon NRA) is a recreation and conservation unit of the National Park Service that encompasses the area around Lake Powell in Utah and Arizona, covering 1,254,429 acres (5,076 km²) of mostly desert. The area dra (about a three hour drive) further up the Colorado River from the Grand Canyon are relatively close.
Weather in Flagstaff is very diverse with moderate summers and cold winters. Surprisingly, summer nights occasionally fall near freezing while day time highs reach beyond the upper 80s. Rain averages around 22 in/year (560 mm/year) not to mention plenty of snow in the winter.
