Huxley Terrace is a physical feature (plain) in Coconino County. The primary coordinates for Huxley Terrace places it within the 86052 ZIP Code delivery area.
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Feature Name: | Huxley Terrace |
Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Plain |
Description: | On the S side of Grand Canyon near the lower end of Granite Gorge (US-T121). |
History: | This feature was called 'Observation Plateau' in 1901 by George Wharton James but renamed 'Huxley Plateau' by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1908 forThomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895), English biologist and philosopher. In 1908, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved the present form of the name, 'Huxley Terrace' (US-T121, AZ-T101/p.318). |
County: | Coconino County |
Latitude: | 36.2124807 |
Longitude: | -112.3726782 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Huxley Terrace: Huxley Terrace.
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 Huxley Terrace does not include property ownership information.
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