Red Rock, Yavapai County, Arizona

Unincorporated community in the state of Arizona, United States

Populated place in Arizona, United States
34°49′31″N 111°48′32.1″W / 34.82528°N 111.808917°W / 34.82528; -111.808917CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyYavapaiElevation
3,976 ft (1,212 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))Area code928GNIS feature ID33497[1]

Red Rock is a place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Red Rock is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southwest of Sedona.

Red Rock Crossing is a former ford across Oak Creek with views of Cathedral Rock. The crossing was washed out in a flood in 1978,[2] and there are no current plans to reopen it to automobile traffic. Most of the crossing is included in the Coconino National Forest's Crescent Moon Ranch recreation area.

Baldwins Crossing is an alternate name for the ford.[3]

Gallery

  • Cathedral Rock at Red Rock Crossing, 2009
    Cathedral Rock at Red Rock Crossing, 2009
  • Cathedral Rock over the old mill at Crescent Moon picnic area
    Cathedral Rock over the old mill at Crescent Moon picnic area

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Rock, Yavapai County, Arizona
  2. ^ "The Past". Red Rock Crossing. Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Water Resources Data for Arizona. U. S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division. 1980. pp. 391–.

External links

  • Crescent Moon Picnic Area at Coconino National Forest
  • Red Rock Crossing, information and history, bridge proposal, photo gallery
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