Arizona

**Arizona** is a state in the United States of America. It is considered part of the Southwestern United States and is bordered by New Mexico to the east, Utah to the north, Nevada to the northwest, California to the west, its northeast corner touches part of Colorado, this area is known as the Four Corners. To the south of Arizona is the country Mexico with which it shares a border of 389 miles (626 km). The state is called the "Grand Canyon State" and the "Copper State" as it is the home of the Grand Canyon and has produced large amounts of copper from its mineral deposits.

Arizona became a state on February 14th, 1912 and became the 48th state accepted into the United States.  The state capital is Phoenix, which also is the largest city in the state.  Phoenix is the largest capital city in the US.

Arizona is home to 22 different Native American tribes, including the Navajo (Diné), Hopi, and Tohono O'odham communities.

## Climate

Arizona's climate can be very hot. In Phoenix, the average temperature is about 107 degrees Fahrenheit (42 degrees Celsius) in summer.  Between 1970 and 1990, about 16 people per year died from “exposure to excessive natural heat”. By 2015, this had risen to 38. In 2020 it was 210, and in 2022  257 died.

## Geography

Arizona is the sixth largest state in area, after New Mexico and before Nevada. Of the state's , about 15% is privately owned. The remaining area is public forest and park land, state trust land and Native American reservations.

Arizona is best known for its desert landscape.  It has plants such as the cactus. It is also known for its climate, which has very hot summers and mild winters. Less well known is the pine-covered high country of the Colorado Plateau in the north-central part of the state.

Mountains and plateaus are found in more than half of the state. 27% of Arizona is forest. The largest stand of Ponderosa pine trees in the world is in Arizona.

The Grand Canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge.  It is made by the Colorado River in northern Arizona. The canyon is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.  Most of the canyon is in the Grand Canyon National Park—one of the first national parks in the United States.

Arizona is home to a well-kept meteorite impact site. The Barringer Crater (better known simply as “Meteor Crater”) is a huge hole in the middle of the high plains of the Colorado Plateau.  It is about  west of Winslow. A rim of smashed and jumbled boulders, some of them the size of small houses, rises  above the level of the surrounding plain. The crater is nearly 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, and  deep. Meteor Crater is a popular tourist attraction. It is privately owned by the Barringer family through the Barringer Crater Company. There is an admission fee charged to see the crater.

Arizona is one of two states that does not observe Daylight Saving Time, except in the Navajo Nation in the northeastern part of the state.

## Sports

Professional sports teams in Arizona include:
|Club|Sport|League|Championships|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Arizona Cardinals|Football|National Football League|2 (1925, 1947)|
|Arizona Diamondbacks|Baseball|Major League Baseball|1 (2001)|
|Arizona Coyotes|Ice hockey|National Hockey League|0|
|Phoenix Suns|Basketball|National Basketball Association|0|
|Arizona Rattlers|Arena Football|Arena Football League|3 (1994, 1997, 2012)|
|Arizona Sundogs|Ice hockey|Central Hockey League|1 (2007–08)|
|Phoenix Mercury|Basketball|Women's National Basketball Association|2 (2007, 2009)|
|Arizona Storm|Indoor Soccer|Professional Arena Soccer League|0|
|Phoenix Monsoon|Soccer|National Premier Soccer League|0|
|FC Tucson|Soccer|USL Premier Development League|0|
|Yuma Scorpions|Baseball|Golden Baseball League|1 (2007)|

Arizona has many golf courses and is home to several stops on the PGA Tour.

## State symbols

- Arizona state amphibian: Arizona Treefrog (_Hyla eximia_)
- Arizona state bird: Cactus Wren (_Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus_)
- Arizona state butterfly: Two-tailed Swallowtail (_Papilio multicaudata_)
- Arizona state colors: Federal Blue and old gold
- Arizona state fish: Arizona Trout (_Oncorhynchus gilae apache_)
- Arizona state flag: Flag of the State of Arizona
- Arizona state flower: Saguaro blossom (_Carnegiea gigantea_)
- Arizona state fossil: Petrified wood
- Arizona state gemstone: Turquoise
- Arizona state mammal: Ringtail (_Bassariscus astutus_)
- Arizona state motto: Ditat Deus (Latin _God enriches_)
- Arizona state neckwear: Bolo tie
- Arizona state reptile: Arizona Ridge-nosed Rattlesnake (_Crotalus willardi_)
- Arizona state seal: Great Seal of the State of Arizona
- Arizona state slogan: Grand Canyon State
- Arizona state songs: "Arizona March Song" (by Margaret Rowe Clifford) and "Arizona" (by Rex Allen, Jr.)
- Arizona state tree: Blue Palo Verde (_Parkinsonia florida_)
- Arizona state gun: Colt Single Action Army revolver

## Related pages

- List of counties in Arizona
- List of rivers of Arizona

## Infobox (u.s. state)

- **name**: Arizona
- **image flag**: Flag of Arizona.svg
- **flag link**: Flag of Arizona
- **image seal**: Arizona state seal.svg
- **image map**: Arizona in United States.svg
- **nicknames**: The Grand Canyon State;The Copper State;The Valentine State
- **motto**: ('God enriches')
- **anthem**: "State songs of Arizona#State Anthem, The Arizona March Song" and "State songs of Arizona#Alternate State Anthem, Arizona"
- **population demonym**: Adjectivals and demonyms for U.S. states, Arizonan
- **officiallang**: English
- **languages**: As of 2010
* English 74.1%
* Spanish 19.5%
* Navajo language, Navajo 1.9%
* Other 4.5%
- **seat**: Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix
- **largestcity**: capital
- **largestcounty**: Maricopa County, Arizona, Maricopa
- **largestmetro**: Phoenix metropolitan area, Phoenix
- **lieutenant governor alt**: Secretary of State
- **legislature**: Arizona Legislature
- **upperhouse**: Arizona Senate, Senate
- **lowerhouse**: Arizona House of Representatives, House of Representatives
- **judiciary**: Arizona Supreme Court
- **representative**: 6 Republican Party (United States), Republicans3 Democrats
- **tradabbreviation**: Ariz.
- **postal code**: AZ
- **area rank**: 6th
- **area total km2**: 295,254
- **area total sq mi**: 113,998
- **area water percent**: 0.35
- **population rank**: 14th
- **2020pop**: 7,151,502
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population density rank**: 33rd
- **2020density**: 24
- **2020densityus**: 63
- **medianhouseholdincome**: $
- **incomerank**: List of U.S. states and territories by income#States and territories ranked by median household income, 28th
- **former**: Arizona Territory
- **admittanceorder**: 48th
- **timezone1**: Mountain Time Zone, Mountain
- **utc offset1**: −07:00
- **timezone1 location**: Time in Arizona, Most of state
- **timezone2**: Mountain Time Zone, Mountain
- **utc offset2**: −07:00
- **timezone2 dst**: Mountain Daylight Time, MDT
- **utc offset2 dst**: −06:00
- **timezone2 location**: Navajo Nation
- **latitude**: 31°20′ N to 37° N
- **longitude**: 109°03′ W to 114°49′ W
- **width km**: 500
- **width mi**: 310
- **length km**: 645
- **length mi**: 400
- **elevation max point**: Humphreys Peak
- **elevation max m**: 3852
- **elevation max ft**: 12,637
- **elevation m**: 1250
- **elevation ft**: 4,100
- **elevation min point**: Colorado River at the
- **elevation min m**: 22
- **elevation min ft**: 72
- **iso code**: US-AZ
- **website**: https://az.gov/


## Infobox (u.s. state symbols)

- **name**: Arizona
- **flag**: Flag of Arizona.svg
- **seal**: Seal of Arizona.svg
- **amphibian**: Mountain tree frog, Arizona tree frog
- **bird**: Cactus wren
- **butterfly**: Papilio multicaudata, Two-tailed swallowtail
- **fish**: Apache trout
- **flower**: Saguaro, Saguaro cactus blossom
- **mammal**: Ring-tailed cat
- **reptile**: Crotalus willardi, Arizona ridge-nosed rattlesnake
- **tree**: Parkinsonia aculeata, Palo verde
- **colors**: Blue, old gold
- **firearm**: Colt Single Action Army, Colt Single Action Army revolver
- **fossil**: Petrified wood
- **gemstone**: Turquoise
- **mineral**: Fire agate
- **rock**: Petrified wood
- **ships**: USS Arizona, USS _Arizona_
- **slogan**: _The Grand Canyon State_
- **soil**: Casa Grande (soil), Casa Grande
- **route marker**: Arizona 87.svg
- **quarter**: 2008 AZ Proof.png
- **quarterreleasedate**: 2008