Linden Arizona Map

About Linden, Arizona

Linden is a locality in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,760. The population density is 35.3 people per km². Linden is located at 34.2696°N, 110.1364°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85901.

Linden occupies a high, pine-scented plateau where the earth wears a mantle of ponderosa needles and dry, sun-bleached grasses. It lies 7.6 miles west-northwest of Show Low, AZ (from Show Low, AZ: bearing 286°T), and is situated 13.8 miles northwest of Lakeside. The landscape rises in steady, deliberate swells, broken only by the quiet descent into Danish Hollow or the distant, jagged silhouette of the Mogollon Rim that anchors the southern horizon. Just a mile away, the Sitgreaves National Forest provides a dense, emerald perimeter of timber, while the nearby trickle of Hog Wash cuts a shallow, seasonal path through the stone. When the afternoon light slants low, it catches the fine, suspended dust of the highland air, turning the horizon into a bruised palette of gold and deep violet, casting long, lean shadows across the scrub.

Linden emerged from the quiet ambition of early settlers who sought sustenance in the timber and the rugged, arid soil. The economy remains tethered to the land’s slow yields, defined by the steady work of the Lakeside Ranger District and the rhythms of a life lived far from the frantic pace of the lowlands. Travelers seeking the solitude of the high country often drift toward the Cottonwood Trail, finding their way through the quietude of the woods or stopping at the edges of Walker Lake to watch the water hold the stillness of the sky. Here, the passage of days is marked not by bells or commerce, but by the shifting weight of monsoon clouds and the crisp, thin breath of a climate that demands patience from all who linger.

About This Linden Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Linden, Arizona. Coordinates: 34.269579, -110.136392. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Linden includes the ZIP code (85901), telephone area code (928), county seat of Navajo County (Holbrook), and school district assignment (Show Low Unified District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.