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Snowflake is a town in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1878 by William Jordan Flake and Erastus Snow, Mormon pioneers and colonizers. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 4,958.

Snowflake is 25 miles south of Interstate 40 (formerly U.S. Route 66) via Highway 77. The Apache Railway‎ provides freight service.

Recently, the town and surrounding area have experienced steady growth, primarily to the east, west and south. An additional 9-holes were added to the 18-hole golf course where the Snowflake Arizona Temple was built by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2002. To the east of town, a substantial community of individuals suffering from multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome has grown since the 1980s.

Snowflake experiences a four season climate with a warm (sometimes hot) summer, mild autumn, mild to cold winter and cool, windy spring. Typical high temperatures hover around 90 °F during July and August and 30 to 55 °F in January. Chamber of Commerce Snowflake is in east-central Arizona 30 miles south of Holbrook on state Route 77. The Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains, south and west of Snowflake, form an almost continuous barrier protecting the community form severe winters and creating a semi-arid climate. Founded in 1878, Snowflake was named after its founders Apostle Erastus Snow and Mormon land agent William Flake. At an elevation of 5,600 feet, it lies in a broad, flat valley drained by the Cottonwood and Silver Creeks. Established in 1881, it incorporated in 1948.

Historic Flake home Snowflake lies in an area of great contrasts - barren desert to the north and mountain ranges to the south. One of the nation's most unique parks lies north of Snowflake, the Petrified Forest National Park, which includes not only the Petrified Forest, but the Painted Desert and Navajo Indian Reservation with attractions such as Monument Valley and Oraibi (on the Hopi Indian Reservation), the oldest continually occupied village in the U.S. To the south and west of Snowflake are high mountains and forest, including the White Mountains, Sitgreaves National Forest, and the Mogollon Rim. Many small lakes, perfect for trout fishing and swimming, are scattered throughout these mountains. The Sunrise Ski Resort is located 65 miles south of Snowflake on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.

Century 21 Sunshine Realty800-965-1124. 928-476-1743NEW/PRE-OWNED HOMES ACREAGE/LOTS WHITE MOUNTAINS, AZ SPECIALIST frank.wright1@century21.com

Century 21 Sunshine Realty
800-965-1124. 928-476-1743
NEW/PRE-OWNED HOMES
ACREAGE/LOTS
WHITE MOUNTAINS, AZ SPECIALIST
frank.wright1@century21.com