Category:North America/United States of America/Arizona/Sedona/

Coordinates: 34°51′36″N 111°47′21″W 34.86, -111.78917

Sedona

For the Kia Motors Sedona automobile, see Kia CarnivalSedona is a city and community that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 11,220.Sedona's main attraction is its stunning array of red sandstone formations, the Red Rocks of Sedona. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The Red Rocks form a breathtaking backdrop for everything from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails.Sedona is named after Sedona Miller Schnebly (18771950), the wife of the city's first postmaster, who was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness.^[1]

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