Northern Arizona is dominated by the Colorado Plateau, the southern border of which in Arizona is called the Mogollon Rim. The Colorado Plateau, also called the Colorado Plateaus Province, is a physiographic region of the Intermontane Plateaus, roughly centered on the The Mogollon Rim (mʌɡɨˈjɒn by local residents is a topographical and geological feature running across the U In the West lies the Grand Canyon, which was cut by the flow of the Colorado River while the land slowly rose around it. The Grand Canyon The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately In the central portion lies the Painted Desert, consisting of sedimentary rocks eroded by water and wind, exposing thick, brightly colored layers. For other uses see Painted Desert. Painted Desert is the name for a broad area of colorful Badlands located in Northern Arizona Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock types (the others being igneous and Metamorphic rock) In the East are the very large Hopi and Navajo reservations, parts of which overlap, leading to occasional territorial disputes. The Hopi are Native American people who primarily live on the 12635 km² (2531 The Navajo Nation ( Diné in the Navajo language) is a semi- autonomous Native American homeland covering about 26000 square miles (67339 square In this area travellers may tune their radios to hear native-language broadcasts. The two largest cities are Kingman and Flagstaff, which is home to Northern Arizona University and the Lowell Observatory. Kingman ( Huwaalyapay Nyava in Mojave) is a city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States. Flagstaff (Kinłání is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States Northern Arizona University (NAU is a Public university in Flagstaff Arizona in the United States. Lowell Observatory is an astronomical Observatory in Flagstaff Arizona. Much of the territory is parkland, reservations, or other federally-administered lands. The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation An Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American Tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau The Bureau of Land Management (BLM is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior which administers America's Public lands totaling approximately Major attractions in addition to the Grand Canyon include the cliff dwellings of Canyon de Chelly, and Meteor Crater. Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service and is located in northeastern Arizona Meteor Crater is a Meteorite Impact crater located approximately 43 miles east of Flagstaff, near Winslow in the northern
List of National Monuments
The following National Monuments are in Northern Arizona:
See also
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