Vulture City
Vulture City is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,083 m. Antelope Peak stands 1,760 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Vulture Peak, a peak less than a tenth of a mile away. Joshua Forest Scenic Road passes 19 miles off. 161 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.
human settlement in Arizona, United States
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Joshua Forest Scenic Road
161 named places within 25 miles
- Vulture Peak: 0.0 mi
- Caballeros Peaks: 1.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 2.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 7.8 mi
- Tub Spring: 12.1 mi
- Sayer Spring: 15.8 mi
- J L Bar Spring: 18.7 mi
- Rincon Spring: 19.1 mi
- Amazon Spring: 20.1 mi
- Sunset Park: 6.0 mi
- Maguire Park: 6.7 mi
- Barbara Brown Park: 6.9 mi
- Boetto Park: 7.1 mi
- Stone Park: 7.3 mi
- Vulture City: 4.6 mi
- Wickenburg Massacre Historical Monument: 5.8 mi
- Sayer Springs - Old Stage Coach stop.: 15.9 mi
- Jesse Steed: 22.5 mi
- Clayton Whitted: 22.5 mi
- Welcome to Wickenburg: 7.2 mi
- Cowboy on a Horse: 7.4 mi
- Pieta: 22.0 mi
- Saint Joseph: 22.0 mi
- Blessed Mother Mary: 22.0 mi
- Vulture Mine Tours / Vulture City Ghost Town: 4.7 mi
- Desert Caballeros Western Museum: 7.2 mi
- Cultural Crossroads Learning Center: 7.2 mi
- Wickenburg Jail Tree: 7.3 mi
- Morristown Store: 9.9 mi
- Fatality Site: 23.6 mi
- Vulture Mine: 4.6 mi
- Weaver: 19.7 mi
- Vulture Arch: 6.2 mi
- Belmont Arch: 19.7 mi
- Hassayampa Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- Red Cliff: 8.3 mi
- Box Canyon of the Hassayampa River: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vulture City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Peak | N 9° | 1,760 m | 23.5 mi |
| Rich Hill | NNE 13° | 1,629 m | 20.8 mi |
| Wades Butte | NNE 33° | 1,626 m | 23.0 mi |
| Blowout Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,620 m | 24.9 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,601 m | 23.2 mi |
| Wild Horse Mesa | NNE 25° | 1,563 m | 22.3 mi |
| Seal Mountain | NE 35° | 1,549 m | 23.3 mi |
| Morgan Butte | NE 50° | 1,404 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:56 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 50 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wickenburg, 8 mi away.
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