Little Colorado River
The Little Colorado River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, providing the principal drainage from the Painted Desert region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Chuar Butte
Peak
Chuar Butte is a prominent 6,500-foot-elevation summit located in the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. It is situated 1.5 miles northwest of Cape Solitude on the canyon's East Rim, three miles southeast of Gunther Castle, and immediately west of the confluence of the Colorado River and Little Colorado River.
Temple Butte
Peak
Photo: Gonzo fan2007, Public domain.
Temple Butte, in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, US is a prominence below the East Rim. The butte lies on the west bank of the south-flowing Colorado River. Temple Butte is situated 2½ miles southwest of Little Colorado River.
Awatubi Crest
Peak
Awatubi Crest is a 5,276 foot-elevation summit located in the eastern Grand Canyon, in Coconino County of northern Arizona, US. The crest is situated as a prominence between Kwagunt Butte north, and Chuar Butte south. Awatubi Crest is situated 2½ miles northwest of Little Colorado River.
Little Colorado River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Coconino County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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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
Explore places such as Vista Encantada and North Rim.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marble Canyon and Little Colorado River Gorge.
Arizona: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Phoenix, Tucson, Mesa, and Flagstaff.
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