Geography Apache County, Arizona




1 geography

1.1 adjacent counties
1.2 indian reservations
1.3 national protected areas





geography

according u.s. census bureau, county has total area of 11,218 square miles (29,050 km), of 11,198 square miles (29,000 km) land , 21 square miles (54 km) (0.2%) water. county third-largest county area in arizona , sixth-largest in united states (excluding boroughs , census areas in alaska).


apache county contains parts of navajo indian reservation, fort apache indian reservation, , petrified forest national park. canyon de chelly national monument entirely within county.


adjacent counties

apache county 1 of 2 u.s. counties (the other being wayne county, west virginia) border 2 counties of same name, neither of in same state county (san juan county, utah , san juan county, new mexico).


indian reservations

apache county has land designated indian reservation of county in united states. (coconino county , navajo county close second , third.) county has 19,857.34 km (7,666.96 sq mi) of reservation territory, or 68.34 percent of total area. reservations are, in descending order of area within county, navajo nation, fort apache indian reservation, , zuni indian reservation, of partly located within county.


national protected areas

white house ruin @ canyon de chelly national monument



apache-sitgreaves national forest (part)
canyon de chelly national monument
hubbell trading post national historic site
petrified forest national park (part)




^ 2010 census gazetteer files . united states census bureau. august 23, 2012. retrieved august 23, 2015. 






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