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Place Name
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Flagstaff
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Coconino County
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Population
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45,857 (1990)
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Location
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Coconino County, Arizona (AZ), United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°11'N
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Longitude
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111°37'W
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Flagstaff
, city (1990 pop. 45,857),  Coconino
co., N Ariz., 120 mi/193 km NNE of Phoenix,
near the San Francisco Peaks; 35°11'N 111°37'W. Elev.
6,905 ft/2,105 m. City is bounded on all sides
by Coconino Natl. Forest; part of Kaibab Natl. Forest to W. Lumbering,
ranching, and a lively tourism thrive in the region; fish hatchery to
SW. Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. Flagstaff
Municipal Airport (Pulliam Field) in SW. Flagstaff also has
facilities for astronomy, such as the Lowell observatory at Mars Hill,
in W part of city, Riordan State Historic Park. The Mus. of Northern
Ariz., Pioneer History Mus., and Northern Ariz. Univ. are in the city.
Flagstaff Aboretum to S. Walnut Canyon Natl. Monument is E of
city; San Francisco Mts. to N, including Ariz. Snow Bowl ski area and
Humphreys Peak (12,643 ft/3,854 m), the
highest point in Ariz.; Mormon L. to SE; Sunset Crater and Wupatki
Natl. Monuments to NE; Slide Rock State Park to S. Inc. 1894.
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