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Ape Canyon is a gorge along the edge of the Plains of Abraham, on the southeast shoulder of Mount St. Helens in the U.S. state of Washington. The gorge narrows to as close as eight feet (2.5 m) at one point. The name alludes to a legend about a 1924 encounter with "apemen" which was later incorporated into Bigfoot folklore. [1]
Sedona is located in the interior chaparral, semi-desert grassland, Great Basin conifer woodland biomes of northern Arizona. [17] Sedona has mild winters and warm summers. [18] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (49.7 km 2) of which 0.04 square miles (0.1 km 2), or 0.22%, is water. [3]
It is the highest peak in Sedona, [4] and second-highest in the wilderness. [1] Precipitation runoff from this mountain drains to Oak Creek which is part of the Verde River watershed. [3] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 2,400 feet (732 meters) above Oak Creek Canyon in one mile (1.6 km).
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Capitol Butte is located three miles immediately northwest of Sedona in the Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, on land managed by Coconino National Forest.The nearest higher neighbor is Lost Wilson Mountain 3.1 miles (5 km) to the north-northeast.
Oak Creek, a tributary of the Verde River, flows along the bottom of the canyon, and is one of the few perennial streams in the high desert region of northern Arizona. Oak Creek is largely responsible for carving the modern Oak Creek Canyon, although movement along the Oak Creek Fault, a 30-mile (48 km) long north–south normal fault line, is thought to have played a role as well.
The route continues east through Sedona, providing access to the Sedona Airport. [13] SR 89A continues toward the east through Sedona to an intersection with SR 179, which heads south from this intersection through the southern part of Sedona to provide access to I-17. [1] [8] SR 89A descending Oak Creek Canyon View of Oak Creek Canyon
The Arizona Trail was created by interconnecting preexisting trails. In 1994, the Arizona Trail Association incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to bring volunteers and the necessary resources to create maps, identify water sources, build and maintain the trail, and help raise funds for the trail.