Ghost town · Arizona
Pinal City
Pinal City is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 771 m. Mound Mountain stands 1,904 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Queen Creek Riparian, a garden 0.7 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 0.4 miles off.
ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona
How to reach it
Coordinates33.27806, -111.13917
- 0.4 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- 19.5 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 22.5 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Weaver's Needle Lookout · 1 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 1 mi
- Observation Lookout · 1 mi
- Fish Creek Vista · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Magma Ridge: 0.9 mi
- Picketpost Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Peachville Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Kings Crown Peak: 5.4 mi
- Fortuna Peak: 6.2 mi
Springs
- Trough Spring: 4.1 mi
- Kennedy Spring: 8.5 mi
- Spencer Spring: 9.1 mi
- Upper Haunted Canyon Spring: 9.1 mi
- Tony Ranch Spring: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 31
- Queen Creek Riparian: 0.7 mi
- The Narrows: 0.7 mi
- Upland Sonoran Desert Natural Area: 0.8 mi
- Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula: 0.8 mi
- South American Deserts Exhibit: 0.8 mi
Parks: 30
- Superior Stadium: 1.4 mi
- Besich Park: 2.6 mi
- Black Spring: 8.5 mi
- Peralta Regional Park: 14.6 mi
- Bullion Plaza Park: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 25
- Arnett Ranch: 3.1 mi
- Queens Station: 4.7 mi
- Reymert Ruins: 5.2 mi
- Woodpecker Mine: 5.5 mi
- Bradley Lee Bartlett: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 20
- Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site: 0.8 mi
- Quincho: 0.8 mi
- Aboriginal Seep: 1.0 mi
- Drover's Wool Shed: 1.1 mi
- Australian Pavilion: 1.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Apache Leap: 3.8 mi
- The Funny Farm: 4.0 mi
- Kitty Pool: 4.0 mi
- Little England Wall: 4.1 mi
- Atlantis South Side: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Boyce Thompson Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
- Kellner Group Picnic Site: 18.3 mi
- Captain Pass: 21.2 mi
- Boulder Picnic: 24.1 mi
- Burnt Corral Picnic: 24.3 mi
Artworks: 5
- Woman from the Fields: 1.0 mi
- The Ring of Life: 1.0 mi
- Do You Hear What I Hear?: 1.2 mi
- Peaceful Little Ones: 1.3 mi
- Dragontail Tower: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Reymert: 5.2 mi
- Ray: 10.5 mi
- Cochran: 11.7 mi
- Bellevue: 11.9 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 23.7 mi
Museums: 3
- Dungeon Tour: 16.9 mi
- Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum: 17.0 mi
- Gila County Historical Museum: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Fish Beach: 24.1 mi
- Back Beach: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Massacre Falls: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Poston Butte Preserve: 21.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of Pinal City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Mountain | N 0° | 1,904 m | 13.4 mi |
| White Mountain | N 349° | 1,844 m | 12.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | N 351° | 1,838 m | 10.8 mi |
| Pinto Peak | N 5° | 1,800 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hutton Peak | ENE 68° | 1,704 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cimeron Mountain | NNW 347° | 1,690 m | 14.7 mi |
| Montana Mountain | N 354° | 1,685 m | 8.8 mi |
| Five Point Mountain | ENE 65° | 1,665 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:01 | 19:38 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 74 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 3 mi away.
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