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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 altitude 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 leave Steamboat Canyon and travel east, 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toyei
    • Toyei is located in Apache County
  • Cornfields
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfields
    • Cornfields is located in Apache County
  • Burnside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
    • Burnside is located in Apache County
  • Greasewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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    • Greasewood is located in Navajo County
  • Jeddito
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddito
    • Jeddito is located in Navajo County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Mountain
    • Low Mountain is located in Navajo County
  • Cottonwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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    • Cottonwood is located in Apache County
  • Kinlichee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlichee
    • Kinlichee is located in Apache County

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.