Tes Nez Iah, Arizona
Populated place
Tes Nez Iah is located in Arizona
Tes Nez Iah
Tes Nez Iah
Location within the state of Arizona
Tes Nez Iah is located in the United States
Tes Nez Iah
Tes Nez Iah
Tes Nez Iah (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°56′35″N 109°42′32″W / 36.94306°N 109.70889°W / 36.94306; -109.70889
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyApache
Elevation
[1]
4,751 ft (1,448 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code928
FIPS code04-73280
GNIS feature ID24651

Tes Nez Iah is a populated place situated in the far north of Apache County, Arizona, United States, just south of the Utah border.[2] It is along the banks of the Chinle Creek, approximately four miles west of Mexican Water.[3] It has an estimated elevation of 4,751 feet (1,448 m) above sea level.[1] The name is derived from the Navajo t'iis nééz íí'á, meaning "tall cottonwood trees".[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Tes Nez Iah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Tes Nez Iah (in Apache County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). Sandstone Spine: Seeking the Anasazi on the First Traverse of the Comb Ridge. Seattle, Washington: The Mountaineers Books. p. 79. ISBN 1594852383.
  4. ^ Bright, William (2013). Native American Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 490. ISBN 978-0806189147.
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