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Place Name
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Coconino County
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Pronunciation
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ko-ko-NEE-no
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Flagstaff
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Population
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96,591 (1990)
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Location
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Arizona, United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°50'N
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Longitude
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111°46'W
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Coconino
(ko-ko-NEE-no), county (
18,662 sq mi/48,335 sq km; 1990
pop. 96,591), N Ariz.;  Flagstaff; 35°50'N
111°46'W. Bounded by Utah on N, Mogollon Rim escarpment (runs E-W) on
SE; Colorado R. forms part of NW boundary, and along with the Little
Colorado R., also drains the area; Kaibab Creek forms part of NW
boundary. Plateau and mesa area; highest elev. in Ariz. reached in San
Francisco Peaks, at Humphrey Peak
(12,643 ft/3,854 m), S center, N of
Flagstaff. Includes part of Grand Canyon Natl. Park in N and
NW; part of Painted Desert extends NE of Little Colorado R.; Wupatki,
Sunset Crater, and Walnut Canyon natl. monuments are in S corner of the
co., as are parts of Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations in NE. Lumber;
sheep, cattle; hay. Formed 1891. Second largest co. in U.S in land
area. Part of Glen Canyon Natl. Recreation Area, including Glen Canyon
Dam, on Colorado R., in N; Havasupai Indian Reservation and part of
Hualapai Indian Reservation in W; part of Kaibab Indian Reservation in
NW corner; parts of Kaibab Natl. Forest in N, center, and S; Coconino
Natl. Forest in S; parts of Prescott Natl. Forest on S boundary and
Apache-Sitgreaves Natl. Forest in SE; Meteor Crater (Diablo Crater) in
SE; parts of Paria Canyon-Vermillion Cliffs Wilderness Area
in N.
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