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Coconino National Forest

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: AZ USA 86001
  • Telephone Number: +1-928-527-3600
  • Official Website: [1]
• Overview

Coconino National Forest is a 1.8 million acre (7,300km²) United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff . Originally established in 1898 as the San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve, the area was designated a US National Forest in 1908 when the San Francisco Mountains National Forest Reserve was merged with lands from other surrounding forest reserves to create the Coconino National Forest. Today, the Coconino National Forest contains diverse landscapes, including deserts, ponderosa pine forests, flatlands, mesas, alpine tundra, and ancient volcanic peaks. The forest surrounds the towns of Sedona and Flagstaff and borders four other national forests; the Kaibab National Forest to the west and northwest, the Prescott National Forest to the southwest, the Tonto National Forest to the south, and the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest to the southeast. The forest contains all or parts of ten designated wilderness areas, including the Kachina Peaks Wilderness, which includes the summit of the San Francisco Peaks. The headquarters are in Flagstaff.