Ghost town · Arizona
Piedmont
Piedmont is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,018 m. Weaver Peak stands 1,977 m to the north-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ziger Spring, a spring 3.7 miles away. Joshua Forest Scenic Road passes 9.3 miles off.
ghost town in Yavapai County, Arizona
How to reach it
Coordinates34.23889, -112.86444
- 9.3 mi off the Joshua Forest Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Ziger Spring: 3.7 mi
- Billingsley Spring: 5.1 mi
- Juniper Spring: 8.7 mi
- Genung Spring: 8.9 mi
- Antelope Spring: 9.1 mi
Peaks
- Tenderfoot Hill: 4.1 mi
- Rocky Boy Peak: 6.4 mi
- Weaver Peak: 6.9 mi
- Genung Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Ritter Peak: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Sean Misner: 5.0 mi
- Grant McKee: 5.1 mi
- John Percin Jr.: 5.1 mi
- Kevin Woyjeck: 5.1 mi
- Hotshots Fatality Site: 5.1 mi
Parks: 13
- Tenderfoot Hill Park: 4.3 mi
- Flora May Park: 6.8 mi
- Yarnell Hill Fire Memorial Park: 6.8 mi
- Lounce Lookout: 7.6 mi
- Sunset Park: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 3
- Fatality Site: 5.1 mi
- Yarnell Fire 19 Spot: 6.1 mi
- Wickenburg Jail Tree: 20.1 mi
Artworks: 3
- Jesus: 6.4 mi
- Cowboy on a Horse: 20.1 mi
- Welcome to Wickenburg: 20.2 mi
Museums: 2
- Cultural Crossroads Learning Center: 20.2 mi
- Desert Caballeros Western Museum: 20.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
- Box Canyon of the Hassayampa River: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Piedmont. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weaver Peak | NNE 27° | 1,977 m | 6.9 mi |
| Martin Mountain | NNE 15° | 1,960 m | 20.3 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,883 m | 22.6 mi |
| Rocky Boy Peak | NNE 34° | 1,879 m | 6.4 mi |
| Antelope Peak | ESE 102° | 1,760 m | 7.8 mi |
| Bald Mountain | N 8° | 1,750 m | 23.0 mi |
| Ritter Peak | N 5° | 1,716 m | 7.6 mi |
| Quartz Mountain | ENE 57° | 1,698 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wickenburg, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
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