Ghost town · Arizona
Total Wreck
Total Wreck is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,408 m. Mount Wrightson stands 2,882 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Total Wreck Mine, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 4.1 miles off.
ghost town in Pima County, Arizona
What the record says
- Founded
- 1879
How to reach it
Coordinates31.89556, -110.59278
- 4.1 mi off the Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road
- 29.5 mi off the Sky Island Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Babad Do'ag Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Empire Mountains: 3.0 mi
- Cross Hill: 7.6 mi
- Mount Fagan: 7.9 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Easter Mountain: 9.7 mi
Springs
- Mescal Spring: 3.4 mi
- Bobo Spring: 3.4 mi
- Davidson Spring: 4.4 mi
- Barrel Spring: 5.6 mi
- Wakefield Spring: 6.0 mi
Parks: 45
- Narrows: 2.3 mi
- Santa Rita III Park: 10.5 mi
- El Bosquecito Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- La Sevilla Picnic Area: 11.8 mi
- Sycamore Canyon Park: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Empirita Ranch: 7.6 mi
- McKenzie Ranch Trails Park: 9.0 mi
- Poteet Property: 10.5 mi
- Rancho Agua Verde: 10.9 mi
- Esmond Station: 16.8 mi
Historic sites: 11
- Total Wreck Mine: 0.2 mi
- Barn: 13.6 mi
- Camp Crittenden Historical Marker: 17.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 18.1 mi
- Drop Tank Rocket Body: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Pantano: 7.2 mi
- Helvetia: 11.8 mi
- Kentucky Camp: 13.6 mi
- Tres Alamos: 18.6 mi
- Contention City: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Addendum Wall: 13.2 mi
- Shallow End: 13.3 mi
- Spine Cave: 13.3 mi
- Superfly Sector: 13.4 mi
- Bee Cave: 13.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Cochise Stronghold Indian Museum: 22.0 mi
- Tucson Military Vehicle Museum: 23.0 mi
- Pima Air & Space Museum: 23.2 mi
- 390th Memorial Museum: 23.3 mi
- Titan Missile Museum: 23.8 mi
Attractions: 4
- Ciénega Bridge: 9.1 mi
- Anthony's: 10.9 mi
- F4 Phantom: 11.6 mi
- Whitehouse Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Madera Traailhead Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Madera Canyon Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Bridal Wreath Falls: 23.2 mi
- Ernie's Falls: 23.6 mi
Gardens: 1
- Desert Plants Garden: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Total Wreck. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wrightson | SW 227° | 2,882 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mica Mountain | N 7° | 2,627 m | 22.6 mi |
| Rincon Peak | NNE 15° | 2,585 m | 16.0 mi |
| Mount Hopkins | SW 230° | 2,576 m | 22.3 mi |
| Josephine Peak | SW 225° | 2,563 m | 20.8 mi |
| Duckbill | N 7° | 2,559 m | 21.8 mi |
| Spud Rock | N 6° | 2,553 m | 22.5 mi |
| Man Head | N 8° | 2,550 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:27 | 18:02 | 18:34 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| September equinox | 06:11 | 17:48 | 18:20 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:46 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 64 | 54 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kartchner Caverns, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Benson · 17 mi
- Saguaro National Park · 25 mi
- Tucson · 28 mi
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