Sedona  is a city that straddles the county line between Coconino and Yavapai counties in the northern Verde Valley region of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,031. It lies within the Coconino National Forest.
Sedona's main attraction is its array of red sandstone formations. The formations appear to glow in brilliant orange and red when illuminated by the rising or setting sun. The red rocks form a popular backdrop for many activities, ranging from spiritual pursuits to the hundreds of hiking and mountain biking trails.
Sedona was named after Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly (1877–1950), the wife of Theodore Carlton Schnebly, the city's first postmaster, who was celebrated for her hospitality and industriousness. Her mother, Amanda Miller, claimed to have made the name up because "it sounded pretty".


The first documented presence in the area was the Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi) between 1050 and 1150. The Schnebly Hill site, a small village with five pit houses, was located on a promontory overlooking Sedona's Red Rock Crossing. It was likely occupied during fall and winter months by 10-15 people who were hunter-gatherers. They left no written records behind; however, their rock art work remains throughout the area to this day.

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