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Big Bug

Big Bug from directly overhead

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

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
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
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 2
Museums: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Policeman statue: 24.5 mi
  • Native American statues: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Big Bug. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Towers MountainWSW 252°2,324 m18.1 mi
Lane MountainSW 232°2,195 m18.3 mi
Watson PeakSW 232°2,183 m18.3 mi
Wasson PeakWSW 241°2,166 m18.3 mi
Porphry MountainWSW 248°2,141 m18.4 mi
Big Bug MesaWNW 294°2,111 m18.2 mi
Twin PeaksSW 233°2,093 m14.1 mi
Pine MountainE 94°2,073 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0718:40
June solstice05:1719:0719:44
September equinox06:1717:5318:27
December solstice07:3116:4417:23

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464853586676818074645346
Precip in1.71.91.40.40.40.12.02.11.61.11.01.5

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

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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