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American Flag

American Flag from directly overhead

American Flag is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,346 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the south-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is American Flag Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 9.3 miles off.

ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona

The record

What the record says

Founded
1870
Getting there

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Coordinates32.58000, -110.72000

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • American Flag Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Ray Spring Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Apache Peak: 2.7 mi
  • Oracle Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Alto Hill: 4.6 mi
Springs
  • Ray Spring: 1.3 mi
  • American Flag Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Pela Seca Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Tule Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Rock Spring: 4.5 mi
Parks: 41
  • Oracle Park: 3.5 mi
  • San Manuel Park: 5.4 mi
  • San Manuel Main Street Park: 5.6 mi
  • Mammoth Softball Field Park: 10.8 mi
  • Ysidro Ruiz Park: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 27
  • Miner's Grave: 2.1 mi
  • Southern Belle Mine: 2.2 mi
  • Catalina Camp: 7.2 mi
  • Titan II Missile Base 570-1: 9.9 mi
  • Catalina Mountain School: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Victor Romero Rose Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Children's Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Sin Agua Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Ethbotanical Garden: 22.5 mi
  • Spanish Colonial Courtyard: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Artworks: 14
Picnic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 6
  • Charlie Dike: 14.7 mi
  • Honey Bee Canyon: 16.7 mi
  • Sun Spot: 16.7 mi
  • Mr Meanor Wall: 17.0 mi
  • Jailhouse Rock: 17.1 mi
Museums: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Incinerated Ridge: 12.4 mi
  • Tall Wall: 12.5 mi
  • The Window: 16.2 mi
  • Geology Wall: 22.5 mi
  • Crested Saguaro: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of American Flag. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonSSW 203°2,794 m10.3 mi
Mount BigelowS 178°2,606.6 m11.4 mi
Kellogg MountainS 177°2,561.41 m11.5 mi
Marshall PeakSSW 194°2,530 m11.1 mi
Spencer PeakS 187°2,493 m11.1 mi
Leopold PointS 174°2,460 m11.9 mi
Syke KnobS 190°2,426 m10.4 mi
Cathedral RockSSW 208°2,425.64 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0218:35
June solstice05:1718:5819:34
September equinox06:1217:4918:21
December solstice07:2216:4417:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454853586979807875655345
Precip in2.32.11.70.60.50.34.23.81.81.11.32.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oracle 2 SE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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