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Linden and Pinedale are unincorporated communities west of Show Low on State Route 260: Linden, once called Juniper, had 2,760 people in 2020; Pinedale, higher at about 6,456 ft, had 482. Both sit where the juniper country meets the pines.
Linden
Linden covers about 30 square miles of Navajo County west of Show Low. An Arizona place-names list records that it was once called Juniper. The Forest Service’s Ghost of the Coyote trail, more than 15 miles of pinyon-juniper country, starts north of Linden off Burton Road. The Show Low Rodeo is held at Linden Valley Arena; see what happens every year.
Pinedale
Pinedale, farther west, is a small community of about 9.7 square miles with a public library in the Navajo County Library District. Its former names were Percheron and Mortensen.
What we could not verify
- When Linden and Pinedale were settled.
- Pinedale library hours.
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Questions people ask
Where is Linden, Arizona?
West of Show Low on State Route 260 in Navajo County; it had 2,760 people at the 2020 Census.
Was Linden once called Juniper?
Yes, according to an Arizona Mormon-settlement place-names list from the ASU Geographic Alliance.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb: 2020 Census places
- USGS Geographic Names (geonames map service)
- USDA Forest Service: Ghost of the Coyote Trailhead
- ASU Geographic Alliance: Mormon settlement place names
- Navajo County Library District: Show Low Public Library
Checked October 22, 2026 by It’s Show Low. Cite this page: It’s Show Low (itsshowlow.com), checked October 22, 2026. Free to quote with a link; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.