Tolchico, also known as Tolchaco or Tolchiko, is a populated place situated in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.[2] Tolchico is derived from tolchiko, which is the Navajo term for the Colorado River. The name became official as a result of a Board on Geographic Names decision in April 1915. It has an estimated elevation of 4,669 feet (1,423 m) above sea level.[1]

Tolchico, Arizona
Populated place
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Coordinates: 35°23′36″N 111°06′29″W
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Coconino
Elevation [1]	4,669 ft (1,423 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s)	928
FIPS code	04-74155
GNIS feature ID	24656

In the 1880s Hermann Woolf kept a trading post here, termed Tolchico, Navajo for "river ford". Consequently the ford here is referred to as Wolf Crossing.[3]

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