Kanab Plateau | |
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.jpg) Kanab Plateau (aerial photo) | |
  Kanab Plateau Kanab Plateau in Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′35″N 112°31′45″W / 36.70972°N 112.52917°W | |
| Location | Fredonia, Coconino, High Plateas section of Arizona, Colorado Plateau, Arizona, United States |
| Geology | Moenkopi Formation-(west of Kanab Creek), Kaibab Limestone- (east, older unit)[1] |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 45 mi (72 km) |
The Kanab Plateau is a 45-mile (72 km) long[2] plateau located at the north of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, United States. The plateau is adjacent west of the Kaibab Plateau of the North Rim, with a basin containing the Kanab Creek watershed in between. The basin is the site of the Kanab Creek Wilderness, with Snake Gulch at its north perimeter, and at the base of the Kanab Plateau, forming its southeast border.
Kanab Creek is a due-south flowing creek, and crosses just southeast of the center of the Kanab Plateau. The creek is also the border of Mohave County to the west, and Coconino County to the east; Coconino County is also south on the border of the Colorado River.