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Johnny Ringo Grave

Johnny Ringo Grave from directly overhead

Johnny Ringo Grave is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,636 m. Chiricahua Peak stands 2,979 m to the east, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Ratliff Spring, a spring 2.2 miles away.

What the record says

Inscription
The remains of this noted gunman and outlaw lie here. A teamster traveling from West Turkey Creek found the body sitting in the fork of a nearby oak tree with a bullet hole in the right temple. A coroner's jury reported the death to be suicide, and Ringo

How to reach it

Coordinates31.86589, -109.41885

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Ratliff Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Madrono Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Avispa Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Mormon Spring: 5.7 mi
  • O'Keefe Spring: 6.2 mi
Peaks
  • Fife Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Stanford Peak: 4.2 mi
  • Black Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Johnson Peak: 5.7 mi
  • Turtle Mountain: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Cima Park Fire Guard Station Barn: 8.1 mi
  • Bakery: 8.4 mi
  • Commissary: 8.5 mi
  • Trader: 8.5 mi
  • Officer's Quarters: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves: 14
Waterfalls: 11
  • Brushy Canyon Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Callahan Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Pine Canyon Falls: 7.5 mi
  • North Fork Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Upper East Turkey Creek Waterfall: 9.4 mi
Parks: 10
  • Pole Bridge Canyon Natural Area: 4.8 mi
  • Pine Park: 10.4 mi
  • Picket Park: 11.6 mi
  • Bird watching area: 12.6 mi
  • Bonita Park: 12.9 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Wagon Wheel: 15.6 mi
  • Boat Minions: 18.3 mi
  • Motorcycle Minion: 18.3 mi
  • Gardening Minions: 18.3 mi
  • Tractor Minion: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Museums: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Faraway ranch (guided tour): 10.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of Johnny Ringo Grave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chiricahua PeakE 100°2,979 m7.6 mi
Fly PeakE 86°2,948.11 m7.9 mi
Aspen PeakESE 103°2,941 m8.4 mi
Snowshed PeakESE 102°2,936 m9.1 mi
Ward PeakE 90°2,918 m7.7 mi
Raspberry PeakESE 113°2,871 m7.4 mi
Paint RockESE 108°2,858 m7.3 mi
Riggs PeakE 80°2,837 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2217:5718:30
June solstice05:1318:5119:27
September equinox06:0717:4418:16
December solstice07:1516:4117:18

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434752576674757370625243
Precip in1.31.31.20.30.30.93.84.61.61.01.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chiricahua NM, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2448760212

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