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The Coconino Plateau is found south of the Grand Canyon and north—northwest of Flagstaff, in northern Arizona of the Southwestern United States.
The Coconino Plateau lies south of Grand Canyon Village and the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Coconino County, and primarily north of Interstate 40 and east of Arizona State Route 64. Much of it is protected within the Kaibab National Forest.
The native plant vegetation in the forest areas varies by elevation and exposure. Principal tree species are Ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, Pinyon pine, and Juniper. They provide cover and food for a diversity of wildlife. As elevation decreases, trees give way to Bitter brush - Purshia tridentata and Sagebrush - Artemisia tridentata.
A view of the plateau can be seen from the top of Kendrick Peak, at 10,418 feet (3,175 m) above sea level, located northwest of Flagstaff.
The Coconino Plateau is home to the Kendrick Mountain Wilderness area. The plateau has many hiking trails, including the Beale Road Historic Trail and Bull Basin and Pumpkin Trails.
www.NaturalMoment.com A magical midsummer day on the Coconino Plateau west of Flagstaff, Arizona begins with sunrise colors and meadow wildflowers. At evening on the same day, we get to watch a herd of bull elk "bachelors" with their antlers in velvet as they eat and sometimes jostle each other. Sunset brings more colors, capped off by the rise of the full moon. Presented by Stephen Krieg Photography and http://www.NaturalMoment.com.
Obtaining water on warm days across the Coconino Plateau
Located on the Coconino Plateau, going NW direction of Williams. It is part of the Grand Canyon formation.
http://www.NaturalMoment.com Monsoon Season on the high and arid Coconino Plateau of northern Arizona is a spectacular time of the summer. Pacific coast moisture combined with summertime heat and sunshine create monstrous thunderhead clouds, localized and sometimes severe thunderstorms, lightning, and glorious sunsets. Presented by Stephen Krieg Photography and http://www.NaturalMoment.com.
Ron Schmidtling describes Coconino Trackways, Permian Synapsids! On the Mogollon Rim, in the Colorado Plateau, one finds vast areas of sandstone from an ancient desert 270 million years old. It outcrops throughout northern Arizona, and even into the Grand Canyon!
http://www.NaturalMoment.com A hike up Elden Mountain in the Coconino National Forest just north of Flagstaff, Arizona offers splendid views through the forest at the surrounding Coconino Plateau and the old forested volcanoes of the San Francisco Volcanic Field. Trees both alive and dead reveal the beauty of their form, while lupines are blooming in the forest on a windy summer day. Presented by Stephen Krieg Photography and http://www.NaturalMoment.com.
In early summer of 1931, Everett stayed at the Jenks cabin on the flanks of the San Francisco peaks near the current site of the Snowbowl ski area. After that, he crossed the Coconino plateau and went north to the Grand Canyon for the first time. Pictures of the area shown here were taken in Fall 2009 and are interspersed with quotes from Everett's letters. Music is the Allemande from J.S. Bach's G Major cello suite as transcribed for and played on the viola
A perfect summer day high on the Coconino Plateau of northern Arizona starts with fog shrouding the pine forests and mountains of Pittman Valley, and concludes with sunset clouds and the crescent moon.