Alcove Canyon

Alcove Canyon is a valley in Apache County in the U.S. state of Arizona. The valley lies southwest of the Carrizo Mountains and extends to Walker Creek.[1]

The head of the canyon is at 36°41′28″N 109°15′05″W and the confluence with Apache Creek is at 36°47′15″N 109°25′22″W. The elevation of the mouth is at 5,292 feet (1,613 m).[1]

Alcove Canyon (or Alcove Creek)[1] was so named due to the presence of erosional alcoves in the rock banks along its course.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alcove Canyon
  2. Barnes, Will Croft (1960). Arizona place names. University of Arizona Press. p. 3.
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