Ghost town · Arizona
Big Bug
Big Bug is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,056 m. Towers Mountain stands 2,324 m to the west-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Minds Garden, a park 2.8 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 26 miles off.
ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona
What the record says
- Founded
- 1862
How to reach it
Coordinates34.31500, -112.06700
- 25.8 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- 28.3 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
- 28.3 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Indian Creek Trail Spring: 4.6 mi
- Long Gulch Spring: 5.4 mi
- Brown Spring: 5.6 mi
- Middle Water: 6.5 mi
- Dripping Spring: 7.0 mi
Peaks
- Sycamore Mesa: 3.0 mi
- Cordes Peak: 4.7 mi
- Estler Peak: 5.5 mi
- Perry Mesa: 7.1 mi
- Rice Peak: 8.2 mi
Parks: 19
- Minds Garden: 2.8 mi
- Henry Cordes Park: 2.9 mi
- Centennial Park: 11.0 mi
- Horsethief Basin Recreation Area: 15.7 mi
- Black Canyon Heritage Park: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 8
- Cordes: 5.8 mi
- Bumble Bee: 9.3 mi
- Cleator: 9.8 mi
- Alexandra: 14.2 mi
- Bradshaw City: 18.4 mi
Attractions: 6
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 5.0 mi
- That Seventies Store: 11.1 mi
- Montimer Farms: 17.7 mi
- Rock Shop: 18.9 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Spruce Mountain Lookout Family Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
- Lynx Lake - North Shore Picnic Site: 23.2 mi
- Groom Creek Schoolhouse Group Picnic Site: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Agua Fria National Monument: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Bench Wilderness: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Verde Rim: 15.1 mi
- West Point: 24.7 mi
Museums: 2
- Fort Verde State Historic Park: 21.1 mi
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 2
- Policeman statue: 24.5 mi
- Native American statues: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Big Bug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towers Mountain | WSW 252° | 2,324 m | 18.1 mi |
| Lane Mountain | SW 232° | 2,195 m | 18.3 mi |
| Watson Peak | SW 232° | 2,183 m | 18.3 mi |
| Wasson Peak | WSW 241° | 2,166 m | 18.3 mi |
| Porphry Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,141 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Elliott | NW 305° | 2,124 m | 18.7 mi |
| Big Bug Mesa | WNW 294° | 2,111 m | 18.2 mi |
| Twin Peaks | SW 233° | 2,093 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:53 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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, 6 mi away.
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