House Rock Valley

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]

House Rock Valley
House Rock Valley
Location of 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[1]
Traversed byU.S. Route 89A
RiverHouse Rock Wash

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References

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