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Sources reviewed 24 September 2026

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Photograph credits

A reuse licence does not imply endorsement by the creator or any featured institution. Dates below come from the source record, and the photographs do not report present-day conditions.

Autumn trees on the northern slopes of the San Francisco Peaks
Around the Peaks Loop- FR 418 (30124579236).jpg · Coconino National Forest
Original file and source details · Public domain
Source date: 2016-10-05 13:31. Resized and cropped for layout; no generated content. Image adaptations retain the applicable source licence.

A sidewalk and storefronts in downtown Flagstaff
Downtown Flagstaff, Arizona.jpg · Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Original file and source details · CC BY-SA 2.0
Source date: 2010-12-17 13:52. Resized and cropped for layout; no generated content. Image adaptations retain the applicable source licence.

A Lowell Observatory dome beneath the stars
Lowell Observatory Dome.jpg · Tonissa Saul
Original file and source details · CC BY-SA 4.0
Source date: 2018-09-15 22:38:25. Resized and cropped for layout; no generated content. Image adaptations retain the applicable source licence.

Rock walls and vegetation at Walnut Canyon
Walnut Canyon National Monument 2015 003.jpg · Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net).
Original file and source details · CC BY-SA 4.0
Source date: 2015-11-26 18:41:38. Resized and cropped for layout; no generated content. Image adaptations retain the applicable source licence.

Dark volcanic terrain and pine trees at Sunset Crater
Sunset Crater AZ USA.jpg · Oliviaekelley
Original file and source details · CC BY-SA 4.0
Source date: 2017-06-27 06:36:46. Resized and cropped for layout; no generated content. Image adaptations retain the applicable source licence.

Nalakihu Pueblo at Wupatki National Monument
Nalakihu Pueblo (ba29df52-155d-451f-67ed-88420aee6210).JPG · NPS Photo
Original file and source details · Public domain
Source date: Taken on 13 February 2014. Resized and cropped for layout; no generated content. Image adaptations retain the applicable source licence.

Milky Way photographed from Sunset Crater, Arizona
MilkyWaySunsetCrater.jpg · Caldwbr
Original file and source details · CC BY-SA 4.0
Source date: 2021-06-10 11:30:18. Resized and cropped for layout; no generated content. Image adaptations retain the applicable source licence.

Grand Canyon viewed from Mather Point
Grand Canyon Mather Point 2013.jpg · Tuxyso
Original file and source details · CC BY-SA 3.0
Source date: 2013-09-09 08:13:18. Resized and cropped for layout; no generated content. Image adaptations retain the applicable source licence.