![]() ![]() Humphreys Peak at 12,633 feet is the highest point in Arizona. More than 50% of the state lies at an elevation of more than 4,000 feet above sea level. Arizona is famous the world over for Grand Canyon, which is over a mile deep, 227 miles long and up to 18 miles wide. It was created 50,000 years ago by a nickel-iron meteorite. Did you know that NASA astronauts are trained in “Meteor Crater” which is a 50,000-year-old crater to prepare for missions on the moon ? The crater is nearly 3/4 of a mile across! Astronauts trained for Apollo missions on this crater. Impact site of a nickel-iron meteorite that fell on earth.ĥ. after the country won the American-Mexican war in 1848. Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and California were a part of Mexico in some point in history. Arizona attained statehood on 14 th February which coincides with Valentine’s Day. Flag of Arizona (Click to read 5 facts about the flag)ģ. Arizona joined the union as the 48 th state and hence it is the last of the contiguous states to do so. It means that you can be in all four states at the same time when you are at the four corners (where the boundaries of four states meet, the point is marked by the Four Corners Monument). Other three being New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah. Arizona is one of the four corner states. 55 Facts about Arizona Four Corners Monument – Border of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico.ġ. Let us learn more about its history, geography, people, economy and more. The postal abbreviation for Arizona is AZ. Arizona ( nicknamed: the Copper State) has 15 counties. See the full list of the 50 states and their borders here. Its five bordering states are Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, California, Colorado. The state attained statehood on February 14, 1912, becoming the 48 th state to join the union. It is landlocked and lies in the southwestern region of the United States. Arizona is the 14 th most populous and the 6 th most extensive of the 50 states of the U.S. ![]()
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