Pine Springs, Arizona

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Pine Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°24′19″N109°16′48″W / 35.40528°N 109.28000°W / 35.40528; -109.28000
Country United States
State Arizona
County Apache
Elevation
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6,969 ft (2,124 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code 928
FIPS code 04-55850
GNIS feature ID9479 [1]

Pine Springs is a populated place situated in Apache County, Arizona, United States. [2]

Pine Springs "sibling" town is Oak Springs. Pine Springs Road had been the main road to Window Rock before the interstate. It had a school, a trading post a log-constructed chapter house, and a Catholic mission. There is a copper deposit nearby that yields turquoise [3] used by local silversmiths. In 2009, the main dirt road to Pine Springs was paved with aspalt, connecting it to Interstate 40. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Springs, Arizona
  2. "Pine Springs (in Apache County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  3. Yurth, Cindy (14 November 2013). "Oak Springs and Pine Springs are siblings and sometimes rivals". Navajo Times. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  4. Brossy, Chee (8 January 2009). "Pine Springs residents anticipate paved road". Navajo Times. Retrieved 7 May 2024.