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Valley in Coconino County, Arizona, United States
House Rock Valley
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Floor elevation3,182 feet (970 m)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYavapai
Unincorporated communityHouse Rock
Coordinates36°40′24″N 111°44′41″W / 36.67333°N 111.74472°W / 36.67333; -111.74472 
Traversed byU.S. Route 89A
RiverHouse Rock Wash

House Rock Valley is a valley south of Paria Plateau and the Vermilion Cliffs, east of Kaibab Plateau, and west of the Colorado River as it flows through Marble Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. The valley was named by the John Wesley Powell Expedition after a rock formation in the valley where they spent the night in 1871. The coordinates given are for the mouth of House Rock Wash which drains much of House Rock Valley into the Colorado River. The valley is traversed by U.S. Route 89A.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: House Rock Valley
  2. "House Rock Valley, Arizona 86036" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 Jun 2020.

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