Ghost town · Arizona
Copper Creek
Copper Creek is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,222 m. Kennedy Peak stands 2,295 m to the southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Jug Spring, a spring 1.7 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.
ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona
How to reach it
Coordinates32.75083, -110.47639
- 26.4 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- San Pedro Vista · 27 mi
- Geology Vista · 30 mi
- Windy Point · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sombrero Butte: 2.6 mi
- Boulder Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Little Table Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Biscuit Peak: 3.4 mi
- Cake Mountain: 3.4 mi
Springs
- Brown Jug Spring: 1.7 mi
- Mulberry Spring: 1.8 mi
- Bluebird Spring: 1.8 mi
- Whitting Spring: 2.1 mi
- Scanlon Spring: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Horse Camp: 2.1 mi
- Finch School: 20.0 mi
- Miner's Grave: 20.4 mi
- Southern Belle Mine: 20.5 mi
- Jackson Cabin: 21.6 mi
Parks: 7
- Mammoth Softball Field Park: 9.8 mi
- Ysidro Ruiz Park: 10.3 mi
- San Manuel Park: 13.4 mi
- San Manuel Main Street Park: 13.5 mi
- Lionel D. Ruiz Park: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Klondyke: 10.2 mi
- Tiger: 12.3 mi
- Aravaipa: 15.9 mi
- American Flag: 18.4 mi
- Spenazuma: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Charlie Dike: 13.9 mi
- White Bluffs: 25.0 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Oracle Ridge Property: 17.5 mi
- Virginia Furrow Preserve: 20.8 mi
Museums: 1
- motorcycle museum (under const.): 13.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Copper Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Peak | SE 129° | 2,295 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cottonwood Mountain | ENE 62° | 2,274 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cobre Grande Mountain | NE 35° | 2,176 m | 18.3 mi |
| Rockhouse Peak | SE 128° | 2,169 m | 11.4 mi |
| Rhodes Peak | SSE 151° | 2,168 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sunset Peak | SE 137° | 2,141 m | 17.0 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | SE 136° | 2,136 m | 4.5 mi |
| Cluff Peak | ENE 65° | 2,135 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:26 | 18:01 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:48 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Manuel, 14 mi away.
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