Walpi, Arizona | |
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| Coordinates:35°49′56″N110°23′52″W / 35.83222°N 110.39778°W /35.83222; -110.39778 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Elevation | 6,181 ft (1,884 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-80920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24679 |
Walpi is aHopivillage established around AD 900.[2] It is located aboveArizona State Route 264, east of theGrand Canyon inNavajo County, northernArizona.Walpi is theHopi term for "place of the notch." Historically, the village has also been known asAsh Hill Terrace,Gaspe,Gualpi,Hualpi,Kuchapturela,Valpee, andWolpi. Walpi became the official name as a result of a decision of theBoard on Geographic Names in 1915.[1]
Walpi is an ancient stone pueblo complex located on theFirst Mesa (of three), 300 feet (91 m) above the canyon floor, on theHopi Reservation.[2] The villages of Sichomovi andTewa (Hano) are also on First Mesa, both established after thePueblo Revolt of 1680 against the Spanish missions.[2]
Walpi, of theHopi people, is one of the older continuously inhabited villages in the United States, continuously inhabited for more than 1100 years since around 900 AD.[2] It is an example of traditional Hopi stone architecture, used for their historic pueblos built at defensive locations on the mesa tops.
The stone pueblo subtly rising from the stone mesa was well documented by photographs in the latter 19th century, byEdward S. Curtis,John K. Hillers, and others.Ansel Adams continued in the 20th century, along with increasing tourists' 'snapshots' viaFred Harvey bus tours and their own automobiles up fromRoute 66.
The First Mesa Tourism Program describes the village of Walpi as "a living village where the homes are passed down through matrilineal clan lineage."[2]
About half a dozen in number live in the ancient stone dwellings, without running water or electricity, in the traditional manner.
Walpi is accessible to visitors by guided tours, given by the First Mesa Consolidated Villages' Tourism Program.[2]
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