Bat Canyon

Bat Canyon is a valley in Apache County, Arizona.^[1]

The canyon is at an elevation of 5,892 feet or 1,795.8 meters.

The canyon's name comes from the Native Americans of the area, who saw many bats near a local rock formation (Navajo: jaá abaní há atiin, "bat trail").^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bat Canyon
^ Barnes, Will Croft (1960). Arizona place names. University of Arizona Press. p. 4.

36°06′06″N 109°20′45″W / 36.1017°N 109.3459°W / 36.1017; -109.3459

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bat Canyon

[2] Barnes, Will Croft (1960). Arizona place names. University of Arizona Press. p. 4.

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