Anderson Mesa

Anderson Mesa
Anderson Mesa

Location in Arizona

Highest point
Elevation 7,211 ft (2,198 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Coordinates 35°08′27″N 111°30′45″W / 35.14091775°N 111.512462403°W / 35.14091775; -111.512462403Coordinates: 35°08′27″N 111°30′45″W / 35.14091775°N 111.512462403°W / 35.14091775; -111.512462403 [1]
Geography
Location Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.
Geology
Mountain type Mesa

Anderson Mesa (Navajo: Hosh Dikʼání[2]) is an approximately 5-long-mesa located at 35°03′18″N 111°26′24″W / 35.05500°N 111.44000°W / 35.05500; -111.44000, 20 miles southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona, east of Lake Mary and north of Mormon Lake, in Coconino County.

This mesa landform, with an elevation between 6,200 and 7,200 feet (1,900 and 2,200 m),[3] has been the site of Lowell Observatory's Anderson Mesa Station since 1959. Because it is also very flat, it is also home to the Naval Observatory's Navy Precision Optical Interferometer, or "NPOI", since 1992.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Marshall". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
  2. ↑ Linford, Laurence D. Navajo Places. History, Legend, Landscape. University of Utah Press. Salt Lake City, UT: 2000.
  3. ↑ Neff, D., J., and N. G. Woolsey. 1979. Effect of predation by coyotes on survival of antelope fawns on Anderson Mesa. Special Report 8, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona.


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