Ghost town · Arizona
Alexandra
Alexandra is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,543 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bucket Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 29 miles off.
ghost town in Arizona, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates34.26330, -112.30800
- 29.0 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tuscumbia Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Poland Vista Point: 3.2 mi
- Towers Mountain: 4.0 mi
- S A Hill: 4.2 mi
- Porphry Mountain: 4.7 mi
Springs
- Bucket Spring: 0.4 mi
- Muldoon Spring: 0.7 mi
- Peck Spring: 0.9 mi
- Blancho Spring: 1.1 mi
- Gold King Spring: 1.2 mi
Parks: 36
- Horsethief Basin Recreation Area: 6.5 mi
- Centennial Park: 10.2 mi
- Henry Cordes Park: 11.7 mi
- Mount Union Family Picnic Ground: 11.8 mi
- Mount Union Recreational Area: 11.9 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Prescott P: 20.4 mi
- Bicentennial Tree: 21.1 mi
- Yavapai County Service Flag: 21.3 mi
- Captain William O’Neill: 21.3 mi
- Statehood Tree: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Cleator: 4.4 mi
- Bradshaw City: 5.4 mi
- Cordes: 8.5 mi
- Bumble Bee: 9.8 mi
- Big Bug: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 8
- That Seventies Store: 10.3 mi
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 16.0 mi
- Rock Shop: 17.4 mi
- Montimer Farms: 18.8 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 18.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Agua Fria National Monument: 14.0 mi
- Watson Wood Preserve: 22.6 mi
- New River Nature Reserve: 23.7 mi
- Lake Pleasant Regional Park: 23.9 mi
Museums: 4
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 18.7 mi
- Museum of Indigenous People: 21.2 mi
- Sharlot Hall Museum: 21.4 mi
- Fort Whipple Museum: 21.7 mi
Artworks: 4
- Cowboy at Rest: 21.2 mi
- Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 21.8 mi
- Policeman statue: 22.9 mi
- Native American statues: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Spruce Mountain Lookout Family Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Groom Creek Schoolhouse Group Picnic Site: 16.1 mi
- Lynx Lake - North Shore Picnic Site: 18.5 mi
Gardens: 2
- Co-creation Garden: 21.7 mi
- Healing Garden: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wolf Creek Falls: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- White Bluffs: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Alexandra. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | NNW 332° | 2,427 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mount Davis | NNW 336° | 2,407 m | 12.3 mi |
| Mount Tritle | NW 324° | 2,368 m | 13.1 mi |
| Moscow Peak | NNW 333° | 2,343 m | 10.9 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NNW 338° | 2,336 m | 14.8 mi |
| Towers Mountain | WSW 240° | 2,324 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 321° | 2,291 m | 12.4 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | NW 320° | 2,267 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 66 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cordes, 9 mi away.
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