Ghost town · Arizona
Swansea
Swansea is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 391 m. Harcuvar Peak stands 1,402 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Swansea Mine Hospital (1927), a historic site 0.1 miles away. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates34.17000, -113.84600
95 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 47
- Clara Peak: 2.0 mi
- Swansea Peak: 6.0 mi
- Battleship Peak: 6.9 mi
- Black Mesa: 7.7 mi
- Planet Peak: 7.8 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Swansea Mine Hospital (1927): 0.1 mi
- Swansea Mine Company Store (1909): 0.1 mi
- Swansea Worker's Cottages (1912): 0.1 mi
- Swansea Mine General Office (1916): 0.1 mi
- Mine Shaft No.7: 0.2 mi
Parks: 16
- Havasu National Wildlife Refuge: 14.2 mi
- Bucksin Mountain State Park: 16.8 mi
- Alamo Wildlife Area: 17.9 mi
- Cable Car Day Use Area: 18.4 mi
- Camp Bouse: 18.8 mi
Springs: 5
- Havasu Spring: 18.1 mi
- Bristol Spring: 18.3 mi
- Bateman Spring: 22.0 mi
- Mohave Springs: 23.6 mi
- Mohave Springs: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Aubrey Landing: 16.0 mi
- Alamo Crossing: 16.3 mi
- Empire Flat: 20.2 mi
- Signal: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Alamo Lake State Park: 15.7 mi
- Cattail Cove State Park: 22.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Miner's Arch: 0.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Jumpoff: 14.6 mi
Museums: 1
- Bouse Museum: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swansea. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harcuvar Peak | SE 146° | 1,402 m | 21.1 mi |
| E C P Peak | ESE 118° | 1,395 m | 23.8 mi |
| Salome Peak | SSE 161° | 1,188 m | 24.1 mi |
| McCracken Peak | NNE 12° | 1,074 m | 19.4 mi |
| Low Mountain | SE 129° | 1,070 m | 24.3 mi |
| Eagle Point | NE 36° | 1,034 m | 19.1 mi |
| Potts Mountain | NNE 25° | 1,013 m | 15.4 mi |
| Madril Peak | NE 36° | 966 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:14 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 18:01 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:52 | 17:30 |
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 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamo DAM, 16 mi away.
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