Bellemont, Arizona

Bellemont, Arizona
Unincorporated community
A snow covered field in Bellemont, AZ during winter
Bellemont, Arizona
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Coconino
Elevation	7,132 ft (2,174 m)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
ZIP code	86015
Area code(s)	928
GNIS feature ID	26201^[1]

Bellemont is an unincorporated community in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Bellemont is located along Interstate 40 11 miles (18 km) west-northwest of Flagstaff. Bellemont at an elevation of 7,132 feet above sea level claims to be the highest settlement along the historic Route 66. Bellemont was a known water stop on historic Route 66, due to local springs. As of June 2012 Bellemont has an estimated population of 893.^[2]

In October 2010 Bellement was struck by a tornado.^[3] The tornado damaged 15 homes in the community, to the point "that they were uninhabitable", resulting in evacuation of about 30 people.^[3] A train and 30 recreational vehicles were damaged, but "No serious injuries or deaths were reported."^[3]

Bellemont is the location for the Flagstaff field office for the National Weather Service. ^[4]

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bellemont has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.^[5]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bellemont, Arizona
^ http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_zip=86015
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tornadoes derail train, smash homes in N. Arizona," Associated Press, October 6, 2010. Found at yahoo news. Accessed October 6, 2010.
^ http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz/vws/location.php?wfo=fgz
^ Climate Summary for Carpinteria, California

They Came To The Mountain, by Platt Cline, Northern Arizona University with Northland Press, 1976.
The Santa Fe Route Railroads of Arizona Vol. 4 by David F. Myrick, Signature Press 1998.

Municipalities and communities of Coconino County, Arizona, United States

County seat: Flagstaff

Cities	Flagstaff Page Sedona‡ Williams

Towns	Fredonia Tusayan

CDPs	Bitter Springs Cameron Doney Park Fort Valley Grand Canyon Village Kachina Village Kaibab‡ Kaibito LeChee Leupp Moenkopi Mountainaire Munds Park Parks Supai Tolani Lake Tonalea Tuba City Valle Winslow West‡

Unincorporated communities	Bellemont Big Springs Bootlegger Crossing Forest Lakes Gray Mountain Happy Jack Hualapai Hilltop Jacob Lake Marble Canyon Mule Crossing North Rim Rare Metals Robbers Roost Ryan Tin House Winona

Indian reservations	Hopi‡ Hualapai‡ Havasupai Kaibab‡ Navajo‡

Ghost town	Canyon Diablo

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Bellemont, Arizona