Arizona Facts

A number of fascinating Arizona facts make the state of Arizona, the state that it is today. These varied Arizona facts make the people of Arizona proud of their state’s credits. Arizona has a rich and lively economy because it depends mainly on resources from the four C’s – cotton, citrus, climate, copper and cattle. Arizona has the most national monuments in a single state in the Unites States.

Arizona is one of the Four Corners states – that is, it is one of the states that share the Four Corners Monument. It shares its borders with the sates of Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Most of Arizona is under Mountain Standard Time except for the North Eastern edge of the state which follows Daylight Saving Time. Some profound Arizona facts are:

• Gold and blue are the official state colors of Arizona.

• The official flower of the state is the saguaro cactus blossom which also happens to be the largest American cactus.

• The Palo Verde is the state’s official tree. Palo Verde means ‘stick’. It turns bright yellow during April or May.

• The state bird is the cactus wren. It houses itself in nests on the cactus plants, like the abundant giant saguaro cactus.

• The official state mammal is the ringtail, which is a nocturnal animal that looks like a fox.

• Arizona tree frog is the state’s official amphibian.

• It is the only state in the US to enforce a right to work rule. This rule disallows denial of employment opportunities to anyone who is not a part of a related union or labor organization.

• The state has an official fossil – petrified wood – which is found in abundance in the Petrified Forest in the north eastern area of the state.

• A majority of the majestic wonder of the Grand Canyon is contained in Arizona.

• Copper is the most abundant metal in the state. The abundance of the metal is evident in the fact that the roof of the Capitol building has pure copper that is enough to make 4.8 million coins.

• Arizona has the most amount of land, reserved for Indians in comparison all the other 49 states.

• The largest solar telescope in the world is kept in the Kitts Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

• The largest amount of Ponderosa pine, found at a single place, is in Arizona.

• The Barringer Meteorite Crater is the best known location where a meteorite has created an impact. It stands one mile wide and is 570 feet deep.

• Sierra Vista in Cochise County is well known as the humming bird capital of the United States.

• The world’s oldest active settlement - Old Oraibi - is in Navajo County. It is known to exist from 1100 AD.