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Bumble Bee

Bumble Bee from directly overhead

Bumble Bee is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 786 m. Towers Mountain stands 2,324 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunset Point, a cliff 1.4 miles away.

ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona

How to reach it

Coordinates34.20083, -112.15306

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bland Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Black Mesa: 2.5 mi
  • Joes Hill: 4.4 mi
  • Townsend Butte: 6.2 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 6.4 mi
Springs
  • Sheep Gulch Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Government Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Cordes Cabin Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Bill Arp Spring: 4.9 mi
Parks: 14
  • Horsethief Basin Recreation Area: 7.5 mi
  • Henry Cordes Park: 8.7 mi
  • Black Canyon Heritage Park: 9.0 mi
  • High Desert Park: 9.9 mi
  • Minds Garden: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Bumble Bee. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Towers MountainW 281°2,324 m12.5 mi
Lane MountainWSW 251°2,195 m10.1 mi
Watson PeakWSW 251°2,183 m10.1 mi
Wasson PeakW 264°2,166 m11.1 mi
Porphry MountainW 274°2,141 m12.1 mi
Horse MountainW 279°2,127 m15.0 mi
Twin PeaksW 265°2,093 m6.4 mi
Pine MountainWNW 304°2,062 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0818:41
June solstice05:1819:0719:44
September equinox06:1717:5418:27
December solstice07:3116:4517:24

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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