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Tip Top

Tip Top from directly overhead

Tip Top is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 763 m. Towers Mountain stands 2,324 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucky Spring, a spring 1.0 miles away.

ghost town in Arizona, USA

What the record says

Founded
1876

How to reach it

Coordinates34.05083, -112.24694

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Lucky Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Yellow Jacket Spring: 2.0 mi
  • Lizzie Lee Mine Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Tule Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Rockwall Spring: 3.4 mi
Peaks
  • Bald Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Gold Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Dutch Butte: 2.9 mi
  • Williams Mesa: 3.0 mi
  • Black Hill: 4.2 mi
Parks
  • High Desert Park: 5.5 mi
  • Black Canyon Heritage Park: 5.7 mi
  • Horsethief Basin Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
  • New River Community Park: 12.2 mi
  • The Landing Pocket Park: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Ghost towns: 8
Attractions: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Cottonwood Day Use Area: 11.2 mi
  • Lakeview Day Use Area: 12.3 mi
  • Wild Burro Day Use Area: 13.3 mi
  • Bobcat Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
  • Ringtail Day Use Area: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Tip Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Towers MountainNNW 331°2,324 m14.4 mi
Lane MountainNNW 330°2,195 m8.2 mi
Watson PeakNNW 329°2,183 m8.3 mi
Wasson PeakNNW 329°2,166 m10.8 mi
Porphry MountainNNW 329°2,141 m13.1 mi
Horse MountainNW 324°2,127 m15.9 mi
Twin PeaksN 354°2,093 m9.9 mi
Tuscumbia MountainNNW 337°2,025 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0818:41
June solstice05:1919:0719:44
September equinox06:1817:5418:27
December solstice07:3116:4617:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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