Rock Point, Arizona

Rock Point, Arizona
Location in Apache County and the state of Arizona
Location in Apache County and the state of Arizona
Rock Point, Arizona is located in the United States
Rock Point, Arizona
Rock Point, Arizona
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°43′10″N 109°37′30″W / 36.71944°N 109.62500°W / 36.71944; -109.62500
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyApache
Area
 • Total14.18 sq mi (36.72 km2)
 • Land14.16 sq mi (36.67 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation5,004 ft (1,525 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total552
 • Density38.99/sq mi (15.05/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
ZIP code
86545
Area code928
FIPS code04-60880
GNIS feature ID2409193[2]

Rock Point (Navajo: Tsé Nitsaa Deezʼáhí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 642 at the 2010 census.[3] Its name is descriptive of the point where Chinle Creek enters high sandstone walls.[4]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Point, Arizona
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rock Point CDP, Arizona". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  4. ^ Byrd H. Granger (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 20. Retrieved December 8, 2011.