Gray Mountain, Arizona: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Hushpuckena (talk | contribs) piped link in lead |
TerraFrost (talk | contribs) m wikify Painted Desert Project |
||
| (24 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description| Unincorporated community in the state of Arizona, United States}} |
|||
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} |
|||
{{Infobox settlement |
{{Infobox settlement |
||
|official_name = Gray Mountain, Arizona |
|official_name = Gray Mountain, Arizona |
||
|settlement_type = [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]] |
|settlement_type = [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]] |
||
|nickname = |
|nickname = |
||
|motto = |
|motto = |
||
<!-- Images --> |
<!-- Images --> |
||
|image_skyline = |
|image_skyline = |
||
|imagesize = |
|imagesize = |
||
|image_caption = |
|image_caption = |
||
|image_flag = |
|image_flag = |
||
|image_seal = |
|image_seal = |
||
<!-- Maps --> |
<!-- Maps --> |
||
|image_map = |
|image_map = |
||
|mapsize = |
|mapsize = |
||
|map_caption = |
|map_caption = |
||
|image_map1 = |
|image_map1 = |
||
|mapsize1 = |
|mapsize1 = |
||
|map_caption1 = |
|map_caption1 = |
||
|pushpin_map = Arizona#USA |
|pushpin_map = Arizona#USA |
||
|pushpin_label = Gray Mountain |
|pushpin_label = Gray Mountain |
||
| Line 31: | Line 33: | ||
<!-- Government --> |
<!-- Government --> |
||
|government_footnotes = |
|government_footnotes = |
||
|government_type = |
|government_type = |
||
|leader_title = |
|leader_title = |
||
|leader_name = |
|leader_name = |
||
|leader_title1 = |
|leader_title1 = |
||
|leader_name1 = |
|leader_name1 = |
||
|established_title = |
|established_title = |
||
|established_date = |
|established_date = |
||
<!-- Area --> |
<!-- Area --> |
||
|unit_pref = |
|unit_pref = |
||
|area_footnotes = |
|area_footnotes = |
||
|area_magnitude = |
|area_magnitude = |
||
|area_total_km2 = |
|area_total_km2 = |
||
|area_land_km2 = |
|area_land_km2 = |
||
|area_water_km2 = |
|area_water_km2 = |
||
|area_total_sq_mi = |
|area_total_sq_mi = |
||
|area_land_sq_mi = |
|area_land_sq_mi = |
||
|area_water_sq_mi = |
|area_water_sq_mi = |
||
<!-- Population --> |
<!-- Population --> |
||
|population_as_of = |
|population_as_of = |
||
|population_footnotes = |
|population_footnotes = |
||
|population_total = |
|population_total = |
||
|population_density_km2 = |
|population_density_km2 = |
||
|population_density_sq_mi = |
|population_density_sq_mi = |
||
| Line 61: | Line 63: | ||
|timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]] |
|timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]] |
||
|utc_offset = -7 |
|utc_offset = -7 |
||
|timezone_DST = |
|timezone_DST = |
||
|utc_offset_DST = |
|utc_offset_DST = |
||
|elevation_footnotes = |
|elevation_footnotes = |
||
|elevation_m = |
|elevation_m = |
||
|elevation_ft = 5029 |
|elevation_ft = 5029 |
||
|coordinates = {{coord|35|44|45|N|111|28|25|W|region:US-AZ|display=inline,title}} |
|coordinates = {{coord|35|44|45|N|111|28|25|W|region:US-AZ|display=inline,title}} |
||
| Line 75: | Line 77: | ||
|blank_info = 5319<ref>{{gnis|5319}}</ref> |
|blank_info = 5319<ref>{{gnis|5319}}</ref> |
||
|blank1_name = |
|blank1_name = |
||
|blank1_info = |
|blank1_info = |
||
|website = |
|website = |
||
|footnotes = |
|footnotes = |
||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Gray Mountain''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino County]], [[Arizona]], United States. Gray Mountain is located on [[U.S. Route 89 in Arizona|U.S. Route 89]], {{convert|39|mi|km}} north-northeast of [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]] |
'''Gray Mountain''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Coconino County, Arizona|Coconino County]], [[Arizona]], United States. Gray Mountain is located on [[U.S. Route 89 in Arizona|U.S. Route 89]], {{convert|39|mi|km}} north-northeast of [[Flagstaff, Arizona|Flagstaff]], and {{convert|10|mi|km}} south-southwest of [[Cameron, Arizona|Cameron]]. It is assigned the [[ZIP code]] 86016.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=86016&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref> |
||
The small community contained some motels, a trading post store, gas stations, and an [[Arizona Department of Transportation]] maintenance yard.<ref name="tony">Linford, Laurance D. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5hQaiWbY3EUC&pg=PA126 Tony Hillerman's Navajoland], p. 126 (2005)</ref><ref name="bike1">Laurence, Robert P. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/294272991 Canyon Offers Bike Tour Drenched in Beauty], ''Marion Star'' ("A hardy rider could skip Cameron, continuing eight miles to Gray Mountain, up a long hill to the site of a more luxurious motel and a choice of two or three restaurants. And, because it is off the reservation, Gray Mountain has liquor available.")</ref><ref name="gray43">[https://archive.org/details/roughguidetogran00ward/page/108/mode/2up?q=%22gray+mountain%22 The Rough Guide To The Grand Canyon], p. 108 (2003)</ref> The Gray Mountain Trading Post was first opened in 1935, and weathered a major fire in 1981.<ref name="fire1">(June 22, 1981). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/515917691/ Gray Mountain Trading Post Destroyed by Weekend Inferno], ''Arizona Daily Sun''</ref><ref name="trading2">Eddington, Patrick. [https://archive.org/details/tradingpostguide0000eddi/page/64/mode/2up?q=%22gray+mountain+trading+post%22 Trading Post Guidebook], p. 64 (1995)</ref> The Gray Mountain Motel burned down in 1989; Gray Mountain had no fire department, and the limited response from nearby fire departments raised concerns about rural firefighting in Arizona.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Scarbrough |first1=Carl |title=Motel fire ignites new concerns |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113145626/arizona-daily-sun/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |work=[[Arizona Daily Sun]] |date=October 19, 1989 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Scarbrough |first1=Carl |title=Motel fire ignites new concerns (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113145732/arizona-daily-sun/ |access-date=October 15, 2022 |work=[[Arizona Daily Sun]] |date=October 19, 1989 |page=5}}</ref> Most of these facilities have since closed. The Whitling Brothers Motel which was abandoned in 2005 is now used by the [[Painted Desert Project]], which decorates abandoned buildings in the area.<ref name="covered">(October 2022). [https://issuu.com/azds/docs/10_flag_live/s/17143895 Forgotten but not gone], ''Arizona Daily Sun''</ref><ref name="painted2">Chase, Mackeznie (January 3, 2021). [https://azdailysun.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/painted-desert-project-grows-with-addition-of-gray-mountain-mural/article_03e0982e-4ebf-5c61-98d6-5007be980159.html Painted Desert Project grows with addition of Gray Mountain mural], ''Arizona Daily Sun''</ref> A small gas station still operated at Gray Mountain as of 2018.<ref name="horses1"/> |
|||
There have been proposals to place a wind farm on the Gray Mountain ridge laying immediately west of the community.<ref name="wind1">(March 28, 2008). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/517311301 Rez ready to develop wind power], ''Arizona Daily Sun'', p. 1 ("Gray Mountain southwest of Cameron is being evaluated for a possible wind farm." "the Gray Mountain ridge southwest of Tuba City and Cameron, immediate west of Gray Mountain")</ref> The area is home to a large population of [[wild horse]]s, though they have struggled due to drought conditions.<ref name="horses1">{{cite news |last1=Cowan |first1=Emery |title=Volunteers to the rescue |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113145319/arizona-daily-sun/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |work=[[Arizona Daily Sun]] |date=June 15, 2018 |page=A1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Cowan |first1=Emery |title=Volunteers to the rescue (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113145395/arizona-daily-sun/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |work=[[Arizona Daily Sun]] |date=June 15, 2018 |page=A4}}</ref> |
|||
==Climate== |
==Climate== |
||
| Line 86: | Line 92: | ||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist|2}} |
||
{{Coconino County, Arizona}} |
{{Coconino County, Arizona}} |
||
{{authority control}} |
{{authority control}} |
||
| Line 95: | Line 100: | ||
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Coconino County, Arizona]] |
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Coconino County, Arizona]] |
||
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Arizona]] |
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Arizona]] |
||
{{CoconinoCountyAZ-geo-stub}} |
|||
Latest revision as of 13:35, 16 October 2024
Gray Mountain, Arizona | |
|---|---|
  Gray Mountain  Gray Mountain | |
| Coordinates: 35°44′45″N 111°28′25″W / 35.74583°N 111.47361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Coconino |
| Elevation | 5,029 ft (1,533 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP code | 86016 |
| Area code | 928 |
| GNIS feature ID | 5319[1] |
Gray Mountain is an unincorporated community in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Gray Mountain is located on U.S. Route 89, 39 miles (63 km) north-northeast of Flagstaff, and 10 miles (16 km) south-southwest of Cameron. It is assigned the ZIP code 86016.[2]
The small community contained some motels, a trading post store, gas stations, and an Arizona Department of Transportation maintenance yard.[3][4][5] The Gray Mountain Trading Post was first opened in 1935, and weathered a major fire in 1981.[6][7] The Gray Mountain Motel burned down in 1989; Gray Mountain had no fire department, and the limited response from nearby fire departments raised concerns about rural firefighting in Arizona.[8][9] Most of these facilities have since closed. The Whitling Brothers Motel which was abandoned in 2005 is now used by the Painted Desert Project, which decorates abandoned buildings in the area.[10][11] A small gas station still operated at Gray Mountain as of 2018.[12]
There have been proposals to place a wind farm on the Gray Mountain ridge laying immediately west of the community.[13] The area is home to a large population of wild horses, though they have struggled due to drought conditions.[12][14]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gray Mountain has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gray Mountain, Arizona
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Linford, Laurance D. Tony Hillerman's Navajoland, p. 126 (2005)
- ^ Laurence, Robert P. Canyon Offers Bike Tour Drenched in Beauty, Marion Star ("A hardy rider could skip Cameron, continuing eight miles to Gray Mountain, up a long hill to the site of a more luxurious motel and a choice of two or three restaurants. And, because it is off the reservation, Gray Mountain has liquor available.")
- ^ The Rough Guide To The Grand Canyon, p. 108 (2003)
- ^ (June 22, 1981). Gray Mountain Trading Post Destroyed by Weekend Inferno, Arizona Daily Sun
- ^ Eddington, Patrick. Trading Post Guidebook, p. 64 (1995)
- ^ Scarbrough, Carl (October 19, 1989). "Motel fire ignites new concerns". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 1. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Scarbrough, Carl (October 19, 1989). "Motel fire ignites new concerns (continued)". Arizona Daily Sun. p. 5. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ (October 2022). Forgotten but not gone, Arizona Daily Sun
- ^ Chase, Mackeznie (January 3, 2021). Painted Desert Project grows with addition of Gray Mountain mural, Arizona Daily Sun
- ^ a b Cowan, Emery (June 15, 2018). "Volunteers to the rescue". Arizona Daily Sun. p. A1. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ (March 28, 2008). Rez ready to develop wind power, Arizona Daily Sun, p. 1 ("Gray Mountain southwest of Cameron is being evaluated for a possible wind farm." "the Gray Mountain ridge southwest of Tuba City and Cameron, immediate west of Gray Mountain")
- ^ Cowan, Emery (June 15, 2018). "Volunteers to the rescue (continued)". Arizona Daily Sun. p. A4. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- ^ Climate Summary for Gray Mountain, Arizona
Municipalities and communities of Coconino County, Arizona, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Towns | ||
| CDPs |
| |
| Populated places | ||
| Indian reservations | ||
| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |