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Walls of Bronze

Walls of Bronze, seen from above at true elevation

Walls of Bronze is a cliff in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 640 m. Browns Peak stands 2,334 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Dynamite Shack, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 2.3 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
640 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.57644, -111.35068

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Black Cross Butte: 0.9 mi
  • Coronado Mesa: 1.6 mi
  • Gun Sight Point: 2.4 mi
  • Horse Mesa: 2.5 mi
  • Sheep Mountain: 2.9 mi
Springs
  • Horse Pasture Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Cane Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Indian Spring: 4.1 mi
  • O'Connell Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Secucito Spring: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 32
Historic sites: 24
  • Old Dynamite Shack: 0.2 mi
  • Adams Camp: 2.7 mi
  • Tortilla Ranch (Abandoned): 6.1 mi
  • Cline Cabin: 10.9 mi
  • Mine: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 24
  • Boulder Picnic: 5.3 mi
  • Acacia Recreation Area: 5.4 mi
  • Burnt Corral Picnic: 9.1 mi
  • Butcher Jones: 9.4 mi
  • Water Users Picnic: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
Attractions: 16
  • Black Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Desert Belle Cruises: 10.8 mi
  • Goldfield Ghost Town: 11.6 mi
  • Superstition Mountain Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Peephole and Little Arch: 17.7 mi
Artworks: 6
Beaches: 4
  • Fish Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Back Beach: 0.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Buckhorn Beach: 9.8 mi
Museums: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Massacre Falls: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Usery Mountain Regional Park: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Walls of Bronze. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Browns PeakN 11°2,334 m7.6 mi
Brother PeakN 11°2,329 m7.3 mi
Sister PeakN 10°2,308 m6.9 mi
Amethyst PeakNNE 11°2,293 m6.6 mi
Buckhorn MountainNNE 33°2,006 m6.8 mi
Pine MountainNNW 346°1,896 m12.3 mi
Camelback PeakNE 34°1,717 m8.0 mi
Cimeron MountainSE 125°1,690 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0518:37
June solstice05:1619:0319:39
September equinox06:1417:5118:24
December solstice07:2716:4417:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565864707988939186766355
Precip in1.91.51.70.50.30.01.31.40.50.70.41.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mormon Flat, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/359287712

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