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Gillett

Gillett from directly overhead

Gillett is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 562 m. Lane Mountain stands 2,195 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Shop, a attraction 2.3 miles away.

ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States

The record

What the record says

Founded
1878
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates34.01890, -112.16400
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Williams Mesa: 2.7 mi
  • Dutch Butte: 4.5 mi
  • Table Mountain: 4.7 mi
  • Bald Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Indian Mesa: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • High Desert Park: 2.8 mi
  • Black Canyon Heritage Park: 3.7 mi
  • New River Community Park: 7.5 mi
  • The Landing Pocket Park: 10.5 mi
  • Anthem Community Park: 11.1 mi
Springs
  • Mud Springs: 4.2 mi
  • Lucky Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Soda Springs: 6.2 mi
  • Tule Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Bird Spring: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 8
Ghost towns: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cottonwood Day Use Area: 12.1 mi
  • Lakeview Day Use Area: 12.6 mi
  • Wild Burro Day Use Area: 13.4 mi
  • Ringtail Day Use Area: 13.5 mi
  • Bobcat Day Use Area: 13.5 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 3
Historic sites: 2
Rest areas: 1
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Gillett. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lane MountainNW 316°2,195 m12.9 mi
Watson PeakNW 316°2,183 m12.9 mi
Wasson PeakNW 318°2,166 m15.5 mi
Twin PeaksNNW 334°2,093 m13.3 mi
Silver MountainWNW 299°1,866 m15.9 mi
Willow Spring MountainENE 68°1,792 m11.0 mi
Benchmark MountainENE 76°1,777 m10.4 mi
Malpais HillNW 308°1,715 m9.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0818:41
June solstice05:1919:0719:44
September equinox06:1717:5418:27
December solstice07:3116:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565863697786919185756455
Precip in2.02.11.60.40.20.11.32.31.10.90.71.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Castle HOT Springs, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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