Little Colorado River

The Little Colorado River is a tributary of the in the U.S. state of , providing the principal drainage from the Painted Desert region.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in the United States of America
  • Also known as: Chiquito”, “Collorado”, “Colorado”, “Colorado Chiquita”, “Colorado Chiquito”, “Flax”, “Flax River”, “Rio Colorado Chiquito”, “Rio de Lino”, and “Tol-Chaco

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chuar Butte and Temple Butte.

Peak
is a prominent 6,500-foot-elevation summit located in the , in of northern , . It is situated 1.5 miles northwest of Cape Solitude on the canyon's East Rim, three miles southeast of , and immediately west of the confluence of the and Little Colorado River.

Peak
Photo: Gonzo fan2007, Public domain.
, in the , , is a prominence below the East Rim. The butte lies on the west bank of the south-flowing . is situated 2½ miles southwest of Little Colorado River.

Peak
is a 5,276 foot-elevation summit located in the eastern , in of northern , . The crest is situated as a prominence between north, and south. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Little Colorado River.

Little Colorado River

Latitude
36.1911° or 36° 11′ 28″ north
Longitude
-111.80377° or 111° 48′ 14″ west
Elevation
2,700 feet (823 metres)
Open location code
858C55RW+CF
Geo­Names ID
5302140
Wiki­data ID
Q1152278
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Little Colorado River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر ليتل كولورادو
  • Asturian: Ríu Little Colorado
  • Belarusian: Літл-Каларада
  • Belarusian: Рака Літл-Каларада
  • Bulgarian: Литъл Колорадо
  • Catalan: Little Colorado
  • Cebuano: Little Colorado River
  • Chinese: 小科羅拉多河
  • Danish: Little Colorado River
  • Dutch: Little Colorado River
  • Dutch: Little Colorado
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ليتل كولورادو
  • Estonian: Little Colorado jõgi
  • Estonian: Little Colorado
  • French: Little Colorado River
  • French: Little Colorado
  • German: Little Colorado River
  • Hebrew: נהר הקולורדו הקטן
  • Hebrew: נהר קולורדו הקטן
  • Hebrew: קולורדו הקטן
  • Irish: Abhainn Little Colorado
  • Italian: Little Colorado
  • Japanese: リトル・コロラド川
  • Japanese: リトルコロラド川
  • Korean: 리틀 콜로라도강
  • Korean: 리틀콜로라도 강
  • Korean: 리틀콜로라도강
  • Lithuanian: Mažasis Koloradas
  • Mingrelian: ლითლ-კოლორადო
  • Navajo: Tółchíʼíkooh
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Little Colorado River
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Little Colorado
  • Norwegian: Little Colorado
  • Persian: رودخانه لیتل کلرادو
  • Polish: Małe Kolorado
  • Portuguese: Little Colorado
  • Portuguese: Rio Little Colorado
  • Russian: Литл-Колорадо (река)
  • Russian: Литл-Колорадо
  • Russian: Литтл-Колорадо
  • Spanish: Río Pequeño Colorado
  • Venetian: Little Colorado
  • Welsh: Afon Little Colorado

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Marble Canyon and Little Colorado River Gorge.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Little Colorado River”. Photo: Dschwen, CC BY 2.5.