San Francisco Peaks region

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The San Francisco Peaks region is a mountainous area in northern Arizona that served as a central homeland and cultural landscape for the ancient Sinagua people.

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San Francisco Peaks region canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landscape
mountain peak
mountainous region
national forest
pre-Columbian culture
volcanic field
volcanic mountain range
wilderness area
climate montane climate
subalpine climate
contains alpine tundra
forested slopes
subalpine meadows
containsArchaeologicalSites Sinagua settlements
pueblos
rock art sites
country United States
culturallySignificantTo Indigenous peoples of northern Arizona
Sinagua descendants (e.g., Hopi and other Pueblo peoples)
currentLandUse hiking
recreation
skiing
elevation 12633 feet
3852 meters
elevationRange approximately 2100–3852 meters
geologicalOrigin eroded stratovolcano
stratovolcano
hasHighestPoint Humphreys Peak
hasSacredStatusFor multiple Native American tribes
hasViewOf surrounding Colorado Plateau
highestPointOf Arizona
inhabitedBy Sinagua people
locatedIn Coconino County, Arizona
northern Arizona
locatedNear Flagstaff, Arizona
linked to: Flagstaff

Flagstaff, Arizona
linked to: Flagstaff
managedBy Coconino National Forest
mountainRange San Francisco Peaks
nearbyProtectedArea Kachina Peaks Wilderness
partOf Colorado Plateau
San Francisco volcanic field
region northern Arizona
servedAs central homeland for the Sinagua people
significantFor Sinagua culture
usedFor traditional resource gathering by Indigenous peoples
vegetation aspen stands
mixed conifer forest
ponderosa pine forest

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Sinagua culture hasMainRegion San Francisco Peaks region
Sinagua mainSettlementRegion San Francisco Peaks region