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Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Flagstaff is a
city located in northern Arizona, in the
southwestern United States. It is the
principal city of the Flagstaff, Arizona
Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the
2000 census, the city had a total population
of 52,894. The total Metropolitan
Statistical Area was 122,000. It is the
county seat of Coconino County GR6, an
important railroad town, and home to Lowell
Observatory and Northern Arizona University.
The city's name commemorates a Ponderosa
Pine tree that was made into a tall flagpole
by members of a scouting party from Boston,
Massachusetts(Known as the Flagstaff Tea
Party) on July 4, 1876 to celebrate the
United States Centennial.
Flagstaff lies near the southwestern edge of
the Colorado Plateau and along the western
side of the largest contiguous ponderosa
pine forest on earth at an elevation of
around 7,000 ft (2,000 m). Flagstaff is
located just south of the San Francisco
Peaks, the highest mountain range in the
state of Arizona. The San Francisco Peaks
(known locally as simply "The Peaks")
consist of several summits including
Humphreys, Agassiz, Fremont, and Doyle
Peaks. Humphreys Peak, also known as Mount
Humphreys, is one corner of this ancient
volcano and the highest point in Arizona at
12,633 ft (3,850 m). It is located about 10
mi (16 km) north of Flagstaff.
Historic Route 66 passes through Flagstaff
between Barstow, California and Albuquerque,
New Mexico and the town's name is mentioned
in the lyrics to the song, "Route 66" by
Bobby Troup. Flagstaff is the northern
terminus of Interstate 17 which runs 145 mi
(232 km) south to Phoenix, Arizona and is
also the largest city on Interstate 40 west
of Albuquerque.
Besides winter snow skiing at the Arizona
Snowbowl west of Humphreys Peak, nearby
tourist attractions include Walnut Canyon
National Monument, Sunset Crater Volcano
National Monument, Wupatki National
Monument, Oak Creek Canyon, Barringer Crater
(meteor crater), The Arboretum at Flagstaff,
and the Museum of Northern Arizona. Grand
Canyon National Park is 75 mi (120 km) north
of Flagstaff along U.S. Route 180 while Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake
Powell are both about 135 mi (216 km) north
along U.S. Route 89
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