The Chino Valley of Arizona is a large, 70-mi (113 km) long valley , centered on Seligman, Arizona in northwest Yavapai County and southwest Coconino County . The valley is located at the southwest of the Coconino Plateau and lies in the extreme northwest of Arizona's transition zone .
9-479: Chino Valley can refer to: Chino Valley (Arizona) , the valley location, (north) Chino Valley, Arizona Chino Valley, Arizona Little Chino Valley , a sub-valley on the northeast perimeter of Chino Valley, Arizona Chino Valley, California (region) Chino Valley Freeway [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
18-960: A small portion (about 3.5 percent) extending into southwestern Coconino County . The Forest Service divides the forest into 3 administrative districts. The northern section of the forest is the Chino Valley Ranger District , the southwest section is the Bradshaw Ranger District , and the southeast section is the Verde Ranger District . Central administrative offices are in Prescott with local ranger district offices in Camp Verde , Chino Valley , and Prescott. There are eight designated wilderness areas comprising more than 104,000 acres (421 km ), located entirely or partially within
27-506: Is also the beginning of a small canyon section of the Verde River . Paulden is located at Sullivan Lake and the lower watershed region of Chino Valley's south section. The townsite of Chino Valley lies 9 mi due south of Paulden at the north and west section of a separate, north-trending valley, Little Chino Valley . Arizona State Route 89 , a north-south stretch from Prescott to Ash Fork , goes through Chino Valley and Paulden;
36-561: The Prescott National Forest . Juniper trees are often harvested for firewood, by federal permit. Prescott National Forest The Prescott National Forest is a 1.25 million-acre (510,000 ha) United States National Forest located in north central Arizona in the vicinity of Prescott . The forest is located in the mountains southwest of Flagstaff and north of Phoenix in Yavapai County , with
45-660: The Little Chino Valley lies east of the route at Chino Valley, AZ, and the route climbs into the higher elevations of the southwest Coconino Plateau, 5 mi northeast of Paulden at the east end of the Big Black Mesa. The valleys and lower elevation mountain slopes in northwest Arizona are often covered with junipers and pinyons as part of the pinyon-juniper woodland ecotone . The Colorado Pinyon and Utah juniper –( Juniperus osteosperma ), found here in sections of Chino Valley are partially located in
54-833: The Prescott National Forest. These are: The following table(s) display all public campgrounds within the Prescott National Forest. Dispersed campsites are undeveloped and no facilities such as trash collection, water and toilets are available. Recommended for experienced campers. Dispersed camping is allowed in wide areas of the Forest except in the Prescott Basin area. Dispersed campsite locations in that area are listed below. Developed campsites designed to accommodate families of 5-10 (maximum) per site. * Pricing and Open Season information current as of Monday, 3 December 2007 at 18:27:06 EST; please refer to
63-420: The mesas and flatlands of the southwest Coconino Plateau, and begins a southeast trending route between foothills of mountain ranges to the west, and southwest; Big Black Mesa and an escarpment borders the lower southern section on its northeast, with Big Chino Wash, paralleling 4 mi southwest. The southeast terminus of the southern section ends at Sullivan Lake , an intermittent lake of Big Chino Wash. It
72-486: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chino_Valley&oldid=974709200 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chino Valley (Arizona) Big Chino Wash drains
81-575: The valley's center, and is one of the major northwest watersheds feeding into the Verde River , which drains southeast, then due south to meet the Salt and Gila Rivers at Phoenix . Chino Valley, Arizona and Paulden lie at the southeast terminus of the valley's southern section, and is the common named beginning region of the Verde River. Chino Valley has a 23-mi (40 km) long north-south section, north of Seligman. The southern section leaves
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