Ghost town · Arizona
Cleator
Cleator is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,068 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanchard Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 27 miles off.
ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona
How to reach it
Coordinates34.27861, -112.23306
- 27.4 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Blanchard Spring: 1.0 mi
- Quail Spring: 1.0 mi
- Harris Spring: 2.7 mi
- Jubilee Spring: 2.7 mi
- Barrel Spring: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Townsend Butte: 1.3 mi
- S A Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cordes Peak: 5.2 mi
- Bland Hill: 5.3 mi
- Poland Vista Point: 6.2 mi
Parks: 34
- Henry Cordes Park: 7.3 mi
- Horsethief Basin Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Centennial Park: 8.2 mi
- Minds Garden: 8.8 mi
- Mount Union Family Picnic Ground: 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 9
- Cordes: 4.1 mi
- Alexandra: 4.4 mi
- Bumble Bee: 7.1 mi
- Bradshaw City: 9.0 mi
- Big Bug: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Prescott P: 21.3 mi
- Bicentennial Tree: 22.4 mi
- Yavapai County Service Flag: 22.6 mi
- Captain William O’Neill: 22.6 mi
- Statehood Tree: 22.6 mi
Attractions: 8
- That Seventies Store: 8.3 mi
- Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site: 11.9 mi
- Rock Shop: 16.6 mi
- Montimer Farms: 17.3 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Agua Fria National Monument: 10.1 mi
- New River Nature Reserve: 23.2 mi
- Watson Wood Preserve: 23.3 mi
- Lake Pleasant Regional Park: 24.9 mi
Museums: 4
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 19.3 mi
- Museum of Indigenous People: 22.4 mi
- Fort Whipple Museum: 22.8 mi
- Sharlot Hall Museum: 22.8 mi
Artworks: 4
- Cowboy at Rest: 22.5 mi
- Policeman statue: 22.6 mi
- Native American statues: 22.6 mi
- Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Spruce Mountain Lookout Family Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Groom Creek Schoolhouse Group Picnic Site: 17.6 mi
- Lynx Lake - North Shore Picnic Site: 19.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
- White Bluffs: 21.3 mi
- West Point: 24.6 mi
- Verde Rim: 24.9 mi
Gardens: 2
- Co-creation Garden: 23.1 mi
- Healing Garden: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wolf Creek Falls: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.5 miles of Cleator. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | NW 314° | 2,427 m | 13.6 mi |
| Mount Davis | NW 317° | 2,407 m | 13.8 mi |
| Mount Tritle | NW 309° | 2,368 m | 15.3 mi |
| Moscow Peak | NW 313° | 2,343 m | 12.7 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NW 323° | 2,336 m | 16.0 mi |
| Towers Mountain | WSW 248° | 2,324 m | 8.3 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 305° | 2,291 m | 14.8 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | NW 307° | 2,267 m | 17.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:08 | 19:45 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
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