Arizona Gazetteer
Bright Angel Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Coconino County. The primary coordinates for Bright Angel Creek places it within the 86052 ZIP Code delivery area.
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| Feature Name: | Bright Angel Creek |
| Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | The stream flows through Bright Angel Canyon to the Colorado River (US-T101). |
| History: | So named by John Wesley Powell in 1869 at a lecture in Detroit (to contrast it with Devil River in Utah). He had called the stream earlier 'Silver Creek' because of its clarity (AZ-T101). |
| County: | Coconino County |
| Latitude: | 36.0985939 |
| Longitude: | -112.0929463 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bright Angel Creek: Bright Angel Creek, Bright Angel Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Bright Angel Creek does not include property ownership information.
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