Bellemont, Arizona

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Coconino County, Arizona, US}}

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| official_name = Bellemont, Arizona

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| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Coconino

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| elevation_ft = 7166

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| postal_code = 86015

| area_code = 928

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File:Bellemont Arizona View.jpg

Bellemont is an unincorporated community in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located along Interstate 40, about {{convert|11|mi|km}} west-northwest of Flagstaff. At an elevation of {{convert|7132|ft}}, it is claimed to be the highest settlement along historic Route 66. It was a known water stop due to its local springs. As of June 2012, it had an estimated population of 893.{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_zip=86015 |title=American FactFinder - Community Facts |access-date=July 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212045442/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_zip=86015 |archive-date=February 12, 2020 |url-status=dead }}

History

Bellemont's population was 113 in 1940,{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ |title=The Attorneys List |publisher=United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department |year=1940 |page=85 |language=en}} and 25 in the 1960 census.{{Cite encyclopedia |year=1960 |title=Arizona |encyclopedia=World Book Encyclopedia |publisher=Field Enterprises Educational Corporation |location=Chicago |volume=A |page=557}}

On October 6, 2010, Bellemont was struck by three rare strong tornadoes in short succession. The 1st tornado was rated EF2, the second was rated EF3, and the third was rated EF2."Tornadoes derail train, smash homes in N. Arizona," Associated Press, October 6, 2010. Found at [https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101006/ap_on_re_us/us_western_weather yahoo news] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007232156/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101006/ap_on_re_us/us_western_weather |date=October 7, 2010 |accessdate=October 6, 2010}} The tornadoes made 15 homes uninhabitable, resulting in the evacuation of about 30 people. A train and 30 recreational vehicles were damaged, but no serious injuries or deaths were reported.

On May 13, 2019, actor Issac Kappy committed suicide by jumping off the Hughes Ave./Transwestern Rd. overpass for Interstate 40 in Bellemont, then being struck by a passing car on the eastbound side.{{Cite news|date=May 15, 2019|title=Isaac Kappy: Thor actor dead at 42|language=en-NZ|work=The New Zealand Herald |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=12231381|access-date=July 10, 2020|issn=1170-0777}}{{Cite web|date=May 15, 2019|title=Breaking Bad and Thor actor Isaac Kappy has died, aged 42|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/isaac-kappy-death-cause-age-thor-terminator-salvation-paris-jackson-a8914356.html|access-date=July 10, 2020|website=The Independent|language=en}}

Climate

The Bellemont region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above {{convert|71.6|F}}. It has an average 248.6 days per year with low temperatures below {{convert|32|F}}.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=61320&cityname=Bellemont%2C+Arizona%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Monthly Climate Data for Bellemont], AZ According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bellemont has a continental climate (abbreviated "Dsb" on climate maps).[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=61320&cityname=Bellemont%2C+Arizona%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bellemont, AZ]

The Flagstaff field office of the National Weather Service is in Bellemont.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz/vws/location.php?wfo=fgz |title=National Weather Service - NWS Flagstaff |access-date=October 9, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403034028/http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz/vws/location.php?wfo=fgz |archive-date=April 3, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

{{Weather box

|location = Bellemont, Arizona, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1999–present

|single line = Yes

|collapsed = Yes

|Jan record high F = 64

|Feb record high F = 67

|Mar record high F = 73

|Apr record high F = 81

|May record high F = 87

|Jun record high F = 96

|Jul record high F = 96

|Aug record high F = 92

|Sep record high F = 91

|Oct record high F = 81

|Nov record high F = 73

|Dec record high F = 65

|Jan avg record high F = 56.0

|Feb avg record high F = 58.7

|Mar avg record high F = 65.7

|Apr avg record high F = 73.5

|May avg record high F = 80.1

|Jun avg record high F = 89.7

|Jul avg record high F = 89.6

|Aug avg record high F = 86.6

|Sep avg record high F = 82.7

|Oct avg record high F = 75.5

|Nov avg record high F = 69.0

|Dec avg record high F = 59.5

|year avg record high F = 91.4

|Jan high F = 43.9

|Feb high F = 45.6

|Mar high F = 52.6

|Apr high F = 58.7

|May high F = 68.1

|Jun high F = 78.9

|Jul high F = 81.6

|Aug high F = 79.2

|Sep high F = 74.0

|Oct high F = 63.8

|Nov high F = 52.5

|Dec high F = 43.7

|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 27.6

|Feb mean F = 30.5

|Mar mean F = 36.4

|Apr mean F = 41.4

|May mean F = 48.8

|Jun mean F = 57.4

|Jul mean F = 64.0

|Aug mean F = 62.6

|Sep mean F = 55.7

|Oct mean F = 45.3

|Nov mean F = 35.4

|Dec mean F = 27.5

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 11.3

|Feb low F = 15.4

|Mar low F = 20.2

|Apr low F = 24.0

|May low F = 29.5

|Jun low F = 35.9

|Jul low F = 46.4

|Aug low F = 45.9

|Sep low F = 37.3

|Oct low F = 26.8

|Nov low F = 18.2

|Dec low F = 11.3

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -9.5

|Feb avg record low F = -6.1

|Mar avg record low F = 4.2

|Apr avg record low F = 11.8

|May avg record low F = 19.5

|Jun avg record low F = 25.8

|Jul avg record low F = 36.4

|Aug avg record low F = 36.7

|Sep avg record low F = 26.3

|Oct avg record low F = 15.4

|Nov avg record low F = 2.9

|Dec avg record low F = -9.5

|year avg record low F = -15.2

|Jan record low F = -30

|Feb record low F = -21

|Mar record low F = -7

|Apr record low F = -6

|May record low F = 12

|Jun record low F = 22

|Jul record low F = 28

|Aug record low F = 26

|Sep record low F = 18

|Oct record low F = 2

|Nov record low F = -9

|Dec record low F = -21

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation inch = 1.97

|Feb precipitation inch = 2.17

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.77

|Apr precipitation inch = 1.05

|May precipitation inch = 0.69

|Jun precipitation inch = 0.29

|Jul precipitation inch = 2.66

|Aug precipitation inch = 3.23

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.77

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.57

|Nov precipitation inch = 1.23

|Dec precipitation inch = 1.76

|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

|Jan precipitation days = 7.0

|Feb precipitation days = 7.1

|Mar precipitation days = 6.1

|Apr precipitation days = 4.8

|May precipitation days = 3.9

|Jun precipitation days = 2.5

|Jul precipitation days = 13.8

|Aug precipitation days = 13.2

|Sep precipitation days = 7.1

|Oct precipitation days = 5.6

|Nov precipitation days = 4.4

|Dec precipitation days = 7.0

|Jan snow inch = 16.6

|Feb snow inch = 16.8

|Mar snow inch = 11.6

|Apr snow inch = 4.7

|May snow inch = 1.6

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 1.3

|Nov snow inch = 5.5

|Dec snow inch = 14.5

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 5.8

|Feb snow days = 6.4

|Mar snow days = 4.9

|Apr snow days = 2.9

|May snow days = 1.0

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 0.5

|Nov snow days = 2.6

|Dec snow days = 6.1

|Jan snow depth inch = 12.2

|Feb snow depth inch = 10.0

|Mar snow depth inch = 7.8

|Apr snow depth inch = 2.5

|May snow depth inch = 0.7

|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0

|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0

|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0

|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0

|Oct snow depth inch = 0.0

|Nov snow depth inch = 2.8

|Dec snow depth inch = 10.1

|year snow depth inch = 16.4

|source 1 = NOAA

{{cite web

|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00020678&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Bellemont WFO, AZ

|access-date = March 24, 2023

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|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, snow depth 2006–2020)

{{cite web

|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=fgz

|publisher = National Weather Service

|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Flagstaff

|access-date = March 24, 2023

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Education

It is in the Flagstaff Unified School District.{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04005_coconino/DC20SD_C04005.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04005_coconino/DC20SD_C04005.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |title=2020 census - school district reference map: Coconino County, AZ |publisher=United States Census Bureau |page=4 (PDF pp. 5/5)|access-date=2024-09-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st04_az/schooldistrict_maps/c04005_coconino/DC20SD_C04005_SD2MS.txt Text list]

The zoned secondary schools are Mount Elden Middle School and Flagstaff High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.fusd1.org/cms/lib03/AZ01001113/Centricity/Domain/1/FUSD_MidHighBoundaries_NoSA.pdf|title=2010/2011 Middle (6–8) and High (9–12) School Attendance Areas|publisher=Flagstaff Unified School District|access-date=2024-09-12}} – Compare to the US Census Bureau maps.

References

=Bibliography=

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

Category:Unincorporated communities in Coconino County, Arizona

Category:Unincorporated communities in Arizona