Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek is a major stream in Coconino County, Arizona that is part of the Little Colorado River drainage basin. The creek flows about 34 miles in a northeasterly direction from south of Flagstaff to near Winona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: stream in Coconino County, Arizona
- Also known as: “San Francisco Wash”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Darling Cinder Pit.
Darling Cinder Pit
Quarry
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Darling Cinder Pit is a cinder pit mine near Winona, Arizona. It was named in honor of William B. Darling, a local railroad engineer. The mine is located near Cinder Mountain, a Tappan age basaltic cinder cone north east of Winona In 1985 it was noted that the pit was the largest cinder-producing site in Arizona, with Arizona having the highest cinder production of any state in the US. Darling Cinder Pit is situated 1½ miles south of Walnut Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mountain View Ranches and Cosnino.
Mountain View Ranches
Village
Mountain View Ranches is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It lies to the northeast of Flagstaff and was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Mountain View Ranches is situated 3½ miles west of Walnut Creek.
Cosnino
Locality
Cosnino is a populated place situated in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located several miles east of Flagstaff, the county seat. Cosnino is situated 4 miles southwest of Walnut Creek.
Walnut Creek
- Category: body of water
- Location: Coconino County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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