Alchesay Flat

Alchesay Flat is a physical feature, named flat, located approximately 7 mi (11 km) north of Whiteriver along Arizona State Route 73 in Navajo County, Arizona. It has an estimated elevation of 5,774 feet (1,760 m) above sea level.

Alchesay Flat, Arizona
Physical feature
Alchesay Flat, Arizona is located in Arizona
Alchesay Flat, Arizona
Alchesay Flat, Arizona
Location of Alchesay Flat in Arizona
Coordinates: 33°55′56″N 109°56′22″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyNavajo
Elevation5,774 ft (1,760 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
ZIP codes
85935
Area code928
GNIS feature ID570

It is located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation,[2] and is apparently named for Chief Alchesay of the White Mountain Apache tribe, who is buried there.[3][4]

From 1959 to 1972 the Alchesay National Fish Hatchery operated there, before it combined with the nearby Williams hatchery.[5]

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