House Rock Valley
House Rock Valley is located in Arizona
House Rock Valley
House Rock Valley
Location of House Rock Valley
House Rock Valley is located in the United States
House Rock Valley
House Rock Valley
House Rock Valley (the United States)
Floor elevation3,182 feet (970 m)[1]
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[1]
Traversed byU.S. Route 89A
RiverHouse Rock Wash

House Rock Valley is a valley on Paria Plateau, north of the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States[1] The valley was named by the John Wesley Powell Expedition after a rock formation in the valley where they spent the night in 1871.[1] It is traversed by a highway that is currently designated as U.S. Route 89A.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: House Rock Valley
  2. Google (3 Jun 2020). "House Rock Valley, Arizona 86036" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 Jun 2020.

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