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Tonopah, Arizona
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Tonopah (IPA: toʊnoʊpɑ) is an unincorporated town located in western Maricopa County, approximately 50 miles west of downtown Phoenix off Interstate 10. The town is near the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, the largest nuclear power plant in the United States.

The name Tonopah derives from the Western Apache Tú Nohwá, meaning "Water For Us" or "Water For You", referring to its location in the Harquahala Valley, underneath which there is an extensive subterranean aquifer so that wells dug in the area never lack water. Prior to being called Tonopah, the settlement was known as Lone Peak.

The area is also known to have been inhabited by the Yavapai.

Established Date 1929
Distance to Phoenix 45 Miles
Distance to Tucson 164 Miles
Elevation 1,490 Feet
Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Average Temperature Max in August 116 Fahrenheit
Average Tempature Minimum in August 83.5 Fahrenheit
Average Temperature Maximum in December 66Fahrenheit
Average Temperature Minimum in December 40 Fahrenheit
Annual Precipitation Average 3.18 Inches
Average Annual Snowfall 0.0Inches

Schools

  • Ruth Fisher Elementary---approximately 800 students
  • Tonopah Valley High School---approximately 400 students
  • Winter's Well Elementary approximately 275 students
  • Currently In Receivership

Fire Department

Established Full Time Presence In 2000.

External links

References

  • Barnes, Will C., Byrd H. Granger, (ed.), Arizona's Names : X Marks the Place, (Falconer: 1983). ISBN 0-918080-18-5

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