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Welcome to Steamboat Canyon ...

Steamboat Canyon is located within the Navajo Nation.

Steamboat Canyon is located in Apache County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Steamboat Canyon: Steamboat Cyn. (or less commonly used: Steamboat Canyn. or Steamboat Cnyn.)

Steamboat Canyon is 6,400 feet [1,951 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Steamboat Canyon is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Steamboat Canyon lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Steamboat Canyon, you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Steamboat Canyon: 928

Communities near Steamboat Canyon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Steamboat Canyon.

  • Toyei
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Toyei is located in Apache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toyei
  • Cornfields
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cornfields is located in Apache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfields
  • Burnside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Burnside is located in Apache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Greasewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Greasewood is located in Navajo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasewood
  • Jeddito
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jeddito is located in Navajo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddito
  • Ganado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Keams Canyon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Low Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Low Mountain is located in Navajo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Mountain
  • Cottonwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cottonwood is located in Apache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Kinlichee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kinlichee is located in Apache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlichee

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Steamboat Canyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Steamboat Canyon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Steamboat Canyon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steamboat Canyon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Steamboat Canyon ...

Looking for more information about Steamboat Canyon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Steamboat Canyon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Steamboat Canyon.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Apache, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Steamboat Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.