52 Facts About Flagstaff Arizona

The geology of the Flagstaff Arizona area includes exposed rock from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras, with Moenkopi Formation red sandstone having once been quarried in the city; many of the historic downtown buildings were constructed with it.

Originally settled by the pre-Columbian native Sinagua people, the area of Flagstaff Arizona has fertile land from volcanic ash after eruptions in the 11th century.

The name Flagstaff Arizona was reinstated in 1884 when a post office was introduced alongside the railroad depot.

The Mormon Lake band were centered around Flagstaff Arizona and were exclusively hunter-gatherers, traveling around places like the foot of the San Francisco Peaks, at Mount Elden, Lake Mary, Stoneman Lake, and Padre Canyon.

Coconino County was created in 1891, and Flagstaff Arizona was chosen as its county seat over nearby Williams.

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Michael and Tim Riordan worked in Flagstaff Arizona, and introduced electricity to the town for this purpose.

Flagstaff Arizona saw its first tourism boom in the early years of the 1900s, becoming known as the City of Seven Wonders, as the "Seven Wonders" of the wider Flagstaff Arizona area – listed as the Coconino National Forest, Grand Canyon, Oak Creek Canyon, San Francisco Peaks, Sunset Crater, Walnut Canyon, and Wupatki National Monument – were more widely known.

Flagstaff Arizona became a popular tourist stop along Route 66, particularly due to its proximity to the natural wonders.

Flagstaff Arizona had been highlighted on the map by Clyde Tombaugh's 1930 discovery of Pluto from the Lowell Observatory.

Downtown Flagstaff Arizona became an uninviting place, and many businesses started to move out of the area, causing an economic and social decline.

The cityscape of Flagstaff Arizona is its historic downtown area centered on Heritage Square, with the historic nature of its restored buildings and local theme iconic to the city and representative of its culture.

Flagstaff Arizona is one of the United States' sunniest and snowiest cities, with a variable "semi-arid" climate and a monsoon season in summer.

Flagstaff Arizona has consistently been among the snowiest cities in the United States, and snow and winter culture is argued by Michael Weeks to be a large part of Flagstaff Arizona's identity.

The Flagstaff Arizona Snowbowl is a major attraction, though has had to make artificial snow during warmer seasons, and the city tried to launch a bid to be the host city of the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Flagstaff Arizona is an area "of great ecological variation" due to its diverse habitat life zones.

Coconino National Forest and Flagstaff Arizona are within the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in North America.

Arboretum in Flagstaff Arizona has an extensive regional collection of the Penstemon genus and hosts an annual Penstemon Festival.

Birds that live around or visit Flagstaff Arizona include the thick-billed kingbird, only documented in the area since 2016, the red-faced warbler, a Madrean species, and waterfowl including the Eurasian wigeon and American wigeon.

Flagstaff Arizona has a diverse cityscape and exists in distinct areas.

Downtown Flagstaff is a "narrow and slender" area between the NAU campus at its south and the Museum of Northern Arizona at the north.

Flagstaff Arizona is a smaller city, so its downtown is largely local and independent.

The city's mall is found in East Flagstaff Arizona, as is a Harkins movie theater and a country club and golf course.

Residential properties in East Flagstaff Arizona are larger and more rural than other parts of the city.

North West Flagstaff is directly north of downtown, and is where the Snowbowl and Museum of Northern Arizona are found.

West Flagstaff Arizona encompasses the area south and west of downtown, including NAU and the Lake Mary neighborhood.

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Flagstaff Arizona has an "urban forest park", Buffalo Park, which sits on top of McMillan Mesa and used to be home to a zoo in the 1960s.

Rate of crime in Flagstaff Arizona is above average, while its violent crime is below average, for the United States.

Safest neighborhood in Flagstaff Arizona is Elden Pueblo, with several downtown areas, NAU and the surrounding neighborhoods, Fort Valley, and Cosnino all in the top ten.

In 2017, Flagstaff Arizona PD responded to four hostage situations, including in Tuba City, and fifteen explosive device removal calls.

Some larger employers in Flagstaff are Northern Arizona University, the Flagstaff Medical Center, and the Flagstaff Unified School District.

Flagstaff Arizona has a thriving tourism industry, and has since the early 1900s, primarily stemming from its proximity to the Grand Canyon National Park and other natural wonders, giving it the nickname 'City of Seven Wonders'.

Flagstaff Arizona is said to attract a lot of the tourism for the entire county as it is the only large population center that can cater to tourists, as well as being the location of information points for the National Park Service .

Tourism to Flagstaff Arizona is a well-established industry, but still relies on environmental forces.

However, he suggested this can act to the area's detriment, as the Grand Canyon is a world-class marvel and competes with other attractions of the same prestige for visitors, which are all equally impressive; Flagstaff Arizona itself competes with its nearby towns for access to the Grand Canyon, several of which have growing themes based on it .

Flagstaff Arizona acknowledged that the focus on fire protection was anomalous, and likely caused by a particularly high concern surrounding recent wildfires at the time the survey had been conducted.

Flagstaff Arizona takes one of its nicknames from its legislative designation as the world's first International Dark Sky City, a deliberate dark sky preserve area with measures to reduce light pollution.

Beyond music, Flagstaff Arizona has a popular theater scene, featuring several groups.

Players have said that the altitude of Flagstaff Arizona was the key benefit, as well as seeing the dedication of fans traveling to the city, but that they did not enjoy living in the NAU dorm rooms.

In 2016, the city advertised NAU and the HYPO2 with promotions saying "The Road to Rio Runs Through Flagstaff Arizona", prominently noting that if Flagstaff Arizona was a country, it would be in the top 10 of Olympic-medal winning nations since 1996.

Flagstaff Arizona has acquired a reputation as a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts, and the region's varied terrain, high elevation, and amenable weather attract campers, backpackers, climbers, recreation and elite runners, and mountain bikers from throughout the southwestern United States.

The mayor of Flagstaff Arizona is Paul Deasy, who was elected in November 2020, and the town council consists of the mayor and six councilmembers: Becky Daggett, Adam Shimoni, Regina Salas, Miranda Sweet, Jim McCarthy and Austin Aslan.

City of Flagstaff Arizona raised its minimum wage above the State minimum wage in 2017.

The City Council of Flagstaff Arizona then passed Title 15 of the City Ordinance, which provided for implementation of the new law.

The Hotel Monte Vista in Flagstaff Arizona hosted many film stars during this era, including Jane Russell, Gary Cooper, Spencer Tracy, John Wayne, and Bing Crosby.

Flagstaff Arizona is connected to Sedona and Prescott by State Route 89A, which Beulah Boulevard merges into, and to the Grand Canyon by Route 180, which Fort Valley Road merges into just northwest of the city.

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Flagstaff Arizona is served by Navajo Transit Route 11 from Birdsprings to Tuba City.

Major rail corridor running through Flagstaff Arizona is the Southern Transcon, originally built by the Santa Fe Railroad and now owned and operated by the BNSF Railway.

Passenger rail service is provided by Amtrak at the downtown Flagstaff Arizona station, connecting on east–west routes to Los Angeles and Albuquerque via the Southwest Chief line.

Flagstaff Arizona is fairly bike-friendly; there are bike lanes on many major streets, and the Flagstaff Arizona Urban Trails System includes more than 50 miles of off-street trails that wind throughout the community.

In 2006 Flagstaff Arizona was designated a Bicycle-Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists.

Electricity generation in Flagstaff is provided by Arizona Public Service, an electric utility subsidiary operated by parent company Pinnacle West.

The primary generating station near Flagstaff Arizona is the coal-fired, 995-MW Cholla Power Plant, near Holbrook, which uses coal from the McKinley Mine in New Mexico.