Alpine is an
unincorporated communityIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government. Thus, an unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in
Apache CountyApache County is located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2000 census its population was 69,423. The county seat is St. Johns.-Geography:...
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ArizonaThe State of Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in size by the four Phoenix metropolitan area cities of Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, and Scottsdale.Arizona was the 48th and...
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United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in the east central part of the state. Alpine was settled in 1876. It was originally known as Bush Valley. Located at an elevation of 8,050 ft (2450m) in the eastern end of the
White MountainsThe White Mountains of Arizona are a mountain range in the eastern part of the state, near the border with New Mexico. It is a part of the Colorado Plateau high country that extends through the middle of the state, the Mogollon Rim being adjacent to the west. Nearby communities include Show Low,...
and surrounded by the
Apache-Sitgreaves National ForestThe Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest is a 2.63 million acre United States National Forest which runs along the Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and extending into New Mexico, USA. Both forests are managed as one unit by USDA Forest Service from the forest headquarters...
, Alpine is a popular destination for hunting, fishing, and camping. Alpine is near the headwaters of the
San Francisco RiverThe San Francisco River is a river in the southwest United States, the largest tributary of the Upper Gila River. The river originates in Arizona and flows into New Mexico before it curves around and enters the Gila down stream from Clifton, Arizona....
, and 6 miles from the
New MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Inhabited by Native American populations for many centuries, it has also been part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S. territory. Among U.S...
border.
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Alpine is an
unincorporated communityIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city or town with its own government. Thus, an unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in
Apache CountyApache County is located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2000 census its population was 69,423. The county seat is St. Johns.-Geography:...
,
ArizonaThe State of Arizona is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in size by the four Phoenix metropolitan area cities of Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, and Scottsdale.Arizona was the 48th and...
,
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, in the east central part of the state. Alpine was settled in 1876. It was originally known as Bush Valley. Located at an elevation of 8,050 ft (2450m) in the eastern end of the
White MountainsThe White Mountains of Arizona are a mountain range in the eastern part of the state, near the border with New Mexico. It is a part of the Colorado Plateau high country that extends through the middle of the state, the Mogollon Rim being adjacent to the west. Nearby communities include Show Low,...
and surrounded by the
Apache-Sitgreaves National ForestThe Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest is a 2.63 million acre United States National Forest which runs along the Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains in east-central Arizona and extending into New Mexico, USA. Both forests are managed as one unit by USDA Forest Service from the forest headquarters...
, Alpine is a popular destination for hunting, fishing, and camping. Alpine is near the headwaters of the
San Francisco RiverThe San Francisco River is a river in the southwest United States, the largest tributary of the Upper Gila River. The river originates in Arizona and flows into New Mexico before it curves around and enters the Gila down stream from Clifton, Arizona....
, and 6 miles from the
New MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. Inhabited by Native American populations for many centuries, it has also been part of the Imperial Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain, part of Mexico, and a U.S. territory. Among U.S...
border.
The Alpine
post officeA post office is a facility authorised by a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail. Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
has the
ZIP codeThe ZIP code is the system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service . The letters ZIP, a backronym for Zone Improvement Plan, are properly written in capital letters and were chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 85920; the
ZCTAZIP Code Tabulation Areas are a statistical entity developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
for ZIP Code 85920 had a population of 256 at the
2000 censusThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
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Attractions
- The Coronado Trail Scenic Byway http://www.byways.org/explore/byways/2059/, a 120 mile segment along US Route 191 (formerly US-666) between Springerville
Springerville is a town in Apache County, Arizona, United States within the White Mountains. Its postal ZIP Code is 85938. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 1,956....
and Clifton, ArizonaClifton is a town in and the county seat of Greenlee County, Arizona, United States, along the San Francisco River. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 2,265...
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- Escudilla Mountain
Escudilla Mountain is located in Apache County, Arizona, and is part of the White Mountains range....
(10,877 ft.), a pine and aspen-covered mesa, popular for hiking, horseback-riding, and viewing fall colors.
- Luna Lake, 3 miles southeast, is a popular fishing and camping spot.
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