Pine Springs, Arizona
Populated place in Arizona, United States
35°24′19″N 109°16′48″W / 35.40528°N 109.28000°W / 35.40528; -109.28000Pine Springs is a populated place situated in Apache County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 6,968 feet (2,124 m) above sea level.[1]
Pine Springs "sibling" town is Oak Springs. Pine Springs Road had been the main road to Window Rock before the interstate. It had a school, a trading post a log-constructed chapter house, and a Catholic mission. There is a copper deposit nearby that yields turquoise[3] used by local silversmiths. In 2009, the main dirt road to Pine Springs was paved with aspalt, connecting it to Interstate 40.[4]
Notable people
- Mabel Burnside Myers, Navajo weaver
References
- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Pine Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Pine Springs (in Apache County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
- ^ Yurth, Cindy (14 November 2013). "Oak Springs and Pine Springs are siblings and sometimes rivals". Navajo Times. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Brossy, Chee (8 January 2009). "Pine Springs residents anticipate paved road". Navajo Times. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
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Municipalities and communities of Apache County, Arizona, United States
County seat: St. Johns
- Alpine
- Burnside
- Chinle
- Concho
- Cornfields
- Cottonwood
- Del Muerto
- Dennehotso
- Fort Defiance
- Ganado
- Greer
- Houck
- Klagetoh
- Lukachukai
- Lupton
- Many Farms
- McNary‡
- Nazlini
- Nutrioso
- Oak Springs
- Red Mesa
- Red Rock
- Rock Point
- Rough Rock
- Round Rock
- St. Michaels
- Sanders
- Sawmill
- Sehili
- Steamboat
- Teec Nos Pos
- Toyei
- Tsaile
- Vernon
- Wide Ruins
- Window Rock
places
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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