Alpine, Arizona

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Alpine, Arizona
Census-designated place
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Alpine
Coordinates: 33°50′46″N109°08′34″W / 33.84611°N 109.14278°W / 33.84611; -109.14278 [1]
CountryUnited States
State Arizona
County Apache
Area
[2]
 • Total0.56 sq mi (1.46 km2)
 • Land0.56 sq mi (1.46 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
8,006 ft (2,440 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total146
 • Density258.41/sq mi (99.72/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
ZIP Code
85920
Area code 928
FIPS code 04-01920
GNIS Feature ID2582726 [1]

Alpine is a census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States, [1] in Bush Valley in the east central part of the state. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 145. [3] It is located near the eastern border of the state.

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History

Located approximately 75 miles south of the Navajo Nation, Alpine was settled in 1876 by Anderson Bush, a European-American who built a log house there. He originally used it as a trading post known as "Fort Bush". Bush sold his holdings in 1879 to William Maxwell and Fred Hamblin, Mormon settlers who established the town as a Mormon community. [4] They named the community for its lofty elevation. Alpine has been affected by the Wallow Fire, the largest wildfire in Arizona's history, which entered New Mexico, burning 538,049 acres in 2011. [5]

The Alpine post office has the ZIP code of 85920. [6]

Geography

Alpine (center of image); Luna Lake, right center. NASA perspective image created by joining Landsat 7 and Digital Elevation Model data. AlpineAZ.jpg
Alpine (center of image); Luna Lake, right center. NASA perspective image created by joining Landsat 7 and Digital Elevation Model data.

Alpine is located at an elevation of 8,050 feet (2,450 m) above sea level in the eastern end of the White Mountains and surrounded by the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. Alpine is near the headwaters of the San Francisco River and six miles from the New Mexico border. Alpine is a popular destination for hunting, fishing, and camping. As of 1960, it was the highest place in the United States where farming was successfully conducted. [4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1920 147—
1930 139−5.4%
1960 300—
2010 145—
2020 1460.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Alpine first appeared on the 1900 U.S. Census as the Alpine Precinct of Apache County. 95 residents in 17 households. It also was recorded in 1930. In that census it had a white majority. [8] All county precincts were combined into three districts in 1940. Alpine's population was 165 in 1940. [9] The 1960 census estimated 300 persons. [10] In 2010, it was defined as a census-designated place (CDP).

Climate

Alpine has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb) influence by its very high altitude and the North American Monsoon, which brings frequent thunder showers during the summer. Although temperatures are generally comfortable during the daytime, the sun is very intense and at night frosts have occurred even in summer and are an almost daily occurrence from October to May.

Winters are cold, with storms bringing precipitation mostly in the form of snow. Because Alpine is on the eastern end of the Mogollon Rim, it experiences a rain shadow from the White Mountains and receives less snowfall than points west at a similar elevation.

On February 25, 1987, Alpine tied the 24-hour snowfall record for Arizona at 38 inches (96.5 cm); it shares the record with Heber Ranger Station, which first set the record on December 14, 1967. [11]

Climate data for Alpine, Arizona (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1912–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)72
(22)		72
(22)		74
(23)		79
(26)		92
(33)		94
(34)		94
(34)		89
(32)		87
(31)		86
(30)		77
(25)		72
(22)		94
(34)
Mean maximum °F (°C)57.6
(14.2)		59.4
(15.2)		64.6
(18.1)		70.5
(21.4)		78.2
(25.7)		86.2
(30.1)		86.4
(30.2)		82.4
(28.0)		78.6
(25.9)		73.7
(23.2)		65.6
(18.7)		60.2
(15.7)		87.7
(30.9)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)45.6
(7.6)		48.0
(8.9)		53.9
(12.2)		60.6
(15.9)		68.8
(20.4)		78.3
(25.7)		78.5
(25.8)		75.9
(24.4)		71.9
(22.2)		63.8
(17.7)		53.8
(12.1)		46.2
(7.9)		62.1
(16.7)
Daily mean °F (°C)30.5
(−0.8)		33.2
(0.7)		38.2
(3.4)		43.4
(6.3)		50.1
(10.1)		58.4
(14.7)		62.6
(17.0)		61.2
(16.2)		55.5
(13.1)		46.7
(8.2)		37.8
(3.2)		30.9
(−0.6)		45.7
(7.6)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)15.3
(−9.3)		18.4
(−7.6)		22.5
(−5.3)		26.2
(−3.2)		31.5
(−0.3)		38.5
(3.6)		46.7
(8.2)		46.4
(8.0)		39.2
(4.0)		29.6
(−1.3)		21.7
(−5.7)		15.7
(−9.1)		29.3
(−1.5)
Mean minimum °F (°C)−3.4
(−19.7)		1.6
(−16.9)		8.4
(−13.1)		14.6
(−9.7)		19.3
(−7.1)		27.2
(−2.7)		38.3
(3.5)		39.6
(4.2)		28.2
(−2.1)		16.3
(−8.7)		6.2
(−14.3)		−2.9
(−19.4)		−8.1
(−22.3)
Record low °F (°C)−32
(−36)		−28
(−33)		−25
(−32)		−6
(−21)		8
(−13)		13
(−11)		27
(−3)		29
(−2)		17
(−8)		−1
(−18)		−18
(−28)		−28
(−33)		−32
(−36)
Average precipitation inches (mm)1.26
(32)		1.13
(29)		0.92
(23)		0.53
(13)		0.71
(18)		0.83
(21)		3.91
(99)		4.31
(109)		2.34
(59)		1.61
(41)		1.16
(29)		1.44
(37)		20.15
(512)
Average snowfall inches (cm)10.7
(27)		9.9
(25)		8.2
(21)		1.7
(4.3)		0.5
(1.3)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		0.0
(0.0)		1.3
(3.3)		4.6
(12)		7.9
(20)		44.8
(113.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 inch)5.34.74.42.43.84.214.314.97.85.32.84.674.5
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 inch)3.72.82.31.10.10.00.00.00.00.61.43.115.1
Source 1: NOAA [12]
Source 2: National Weather Service [13]

Government and infrastructure

The U.S. Postal Service operates the Alpine Post Office on U.S. Route 191. [14]

Attractions

Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, south of Alpine A087, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Alpine, Arizona, USA, 2004.jpg
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, south of Alpine

Education

The Alpine Elementary School District, operating Alpine Elementary School, serves Alpine.

The Apache County Library District operates the Alpine Public Library. [16]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alpine, Arizona
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Alpine CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Byrd H. Granger (1960). Arizona Place Names . University of Arizona Press. p.  3 . Retrieved November 20, 2011.
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  13. ↑ "NOAA Online Weather Data". National Weather Service. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Post Office™ Location – ALPINE Archived August 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ." U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved on January 30, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Coronado Trail Scenic Byway".
  16. ↑ "Alpine Public Library Archived August 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ." Apache County Library District. Retrieved on January 30, 2011.
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