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Pinal City

Pinal City from directly overhead

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

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
Attractions: 20
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
Ghost towns: 5
Museums: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Fish Beach: 24.1 mi
  • Back Beach: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Massacre Falls: 21.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of Pinal City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mound MountainN 0°1,904 m13.4 mi
White MountainN 349°1,844 m12.9 mi
Iron MountainN 351°1,838 m10.8 mi
Pinto PeakN 5°1,800 m12.8 mi
Hutton PeakENE 68°1,704 m9.1 mi
Cimeron MountainNNW 347°1,690 m14.7 mi
Montana MountainN 354°1,685 m8.8 mi
Five Point MountainENE 65°1,665 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0418:37
June solstice05:1619:0119:38
September equinox06:1317:5018:23
December solstice07:2516:4417:22

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F535660677585888783746253
Precip in2.22.21.90.50.50.32.02.61.31.11.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Superior, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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