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Cameron (Navajo: Naʼníʼá Hasání) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, on the Navajo Nation. The population was 885 at the 2010 census . [ 3 ] Most of the town's economy is tourist food and craft stalls, restaurants, and other services for north–south traffic from Flagstaff and Page .
Gray Mountain is located on U.S. Route 89, 39 miles (63 km) north-northeast of Flagstaff, and 10 miles (16 km) south-southwest of Cameron. It is assigned the ZIP code 86016. [2] The small community contained some motels, a trading post store, gas stations, and an Arizona Department of Transportation maintenance yard.
The brothers eventually sold their store and focused on mining in the Grand Canyon. [6] In 1890, Cameron assisted Peter Berry and his brother Niles in prospecting around the Grand Canyon. The trio established the Last Chance Mine. [7] To improve access to the mine, Berry constructed a trail and a log cabin hotel in 1892 and 1893. Bright Angel trail
The town of Cameron grew up around the crossing, which in addition to opening up the Native American lands to the north, also provided a northern gateway to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon when the Navajo Bridge opened. [2] The bridge was damaged by an overload of sheep in 1937, when it almost collapsed. [2]
In 1935, the highway was extended to the east from the Grand Canyon to US 89. [3] In 1961, the highway was extended further east from US 89 through Tuba City to the New Mexico state line. [ 4 ] In 1965, the portion from Teec Nos Pos was renumbered to SR 504 to match New Mexico, [ 5 ] which would be renumbered again in 1987 to US 64 . [ 6 ]
Other popular tourist attractions and stopping points along the highway included the Two Guns, the Twin Arrows Trading Post, Painted Desert Trading Post and Grand Canyon Caverns. [18] [45] American actor and musician Bobby Troup composed the song "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66", while traveling down the highway with his wife in 1941. [17]
Desert View Watchtower, also known as the Indian Watchtower at Desert View, is a 70-foot (21 m)-high stone building located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon within Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, United States.
The Grand Canyon [a] is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States.The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters).