Pine Springs, Arizona | |
Settlement Type: | Populated place |
Pushpin Map: | USA Arizona#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Pine Springs |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Arizona |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Arizona |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Apache |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MST |
Utc Offset Dst: | -7 |
Elevation Ft: | 6969 |
Coordinates: | 35.4053°N -109.28°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Area Code: | 928 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 9479 |
Pine Springs is a populated place situated in Apache County, Arizona, United States.[1]
Pine Springs "sibling" town is Oak Springs. Pine Springs Road had been the main road to Window Rock before the interstate. It had a school, a trading post a log-constructed chapter house, and a Catholic mission. There is a copper deposit nearby that yields turquoise[2] used by local silversmiths. In 2009, the main dirt road to Pine Springs was paved with aspalt, connecting it to Interstate 40.[3]