Winslow in Navajo County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Sunset Crossing
Photographed By Thomas Chris English, July 1, 2010
1. Sunset Crossing Marker Inscription
This crossing, first noted early in the 1850s in journals and maps of explorers along the 35th parallel, is the only convergence of major travel routes on the Little Colorado River. It lies on the trail used by Mormon immigrants journeying from Utah to Arizona settlements during the 1870's. A rock ledge spanning the stream from bank to bank at this point made crossing by wagon possible. It is said to have been named after Sunset Pass located to the southwest.Erected by Navajo County Historical Society and Arizona Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 35° 0.89′ N, 110° 40.743′ W. Marker is in Winslow, Arizona, in Navajo County. Marker is on East Second Street/Old Route 66 (Arizona Route 66), on the left when traveling east. Traveling westbound into Winslow on Old Route 66/Business 40/AZ 66, Third Street is a one-way street going west. Second Street is one way headed east. There's
Photographed By Thomas Chris English, July 1, 2010
2. Sunset Crossing Marker
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Winslow Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Remembrance Garden (about 800 feet away); La Posada Hotel (approx. one mile away); La Posada Hotel, Winslow, Arizona (approx. 1.1 miles away); The First Peoples of the Southwestern Colorado Plateau (approx. 1.2 miles away); Early Trails Across the Little Colorado River Valley (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Railroads Build a Town: Early Industry (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Railroads Build a Town: Early Days (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winslow.
Regarding Sunset Crossing. Sunset Crossing Historic Site is 1 1/2 miles East of this marker.
Additional keywords. Mormon Immigration
Photographed By Thomas Chris English, July 1, 2010
3. Sunset Crossing Marker, Looking East
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, September 20, 2010
4. Sunset Crossing Site
This is the crossing site as described on the marker. Some historians in Winslow believe the crossing site is 1 to 2 miles further north.
circa 1940
5. The Age-old Importance of Sunset Crossing to Travelers
This map, "Routes of Espejo and Farfan to the mines" depicts Sunset Crossing as a place all early travel routes went.
It is from the publication, "Notes upon the Routes of Espejo and Farfan to the Mines in the Sixteenth Century," Katherine Bartlett, New Mexico Historical Review, January 1942.
It was found on the web page:
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/moca/chap1.htm
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 6, 2010, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,501 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 6, 2010, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. 4. submitted on September 29, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. 5. submitted on July 28, 2011, by Chris English of Phoenix, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
