Pine Springs, Arizona | |
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  Pine Springs Location within the state of Arizona  Pine Springs Pine Springs (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°24′19″N 109°16′48″W / 35.40528°N 109.28000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Apache |
| Elevation | 6,968 ft (2,124 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-55850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 9479 |
Pine 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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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |