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Vulture Mine

Vulture Mine from directly overhead

Vulture Mine is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 634 m. Morgan Butte stands 1,404 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vulture City, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Joshua Forest Scenic Road passes 22 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

ghost town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States

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Coordinates33.82170, -112.83600
Around it

101 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 40
  • Caballeros Peaks: 3.8 mi
  • Indian Buttes: 4.3 mi
  • Vulture Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 6.1 mi
  • Black Mountain: 9.7 mi
Parks: 29
  • Sunset Park: 10.2 mi
  • Maguire Park: 11.3 mi
  • Barbara Brown Park: 11.5 mi
  • Boetto Park: 11.7 mi
  • Stone Park: 11.9 mi
Springs: 9
  • Tub Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Sayer Spring: 20.3 mi
  • Sayer Spring: 20.3 mi
  • J L Bar Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Rincon Spring: 22.9 mi
Artworks: 5
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 3
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Vulture Arch: 8.3 mi
  • Belmont Arch: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Box Canyon of the Hassayampa River: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vulture Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morgan ButteNE 46°1,404 m22.7 mi
Swallow MountainNE 47°1,377 m24.8 mi
Denver HillNE 46°1,343 m21.3 mi
White PicachoENE 61°1,306 m21.4 mi
Red PicachoENE 62°1,304 m20.8 mi
Table MountainNE 45°1,296 m24.2 mi
Grooms HillNE 47°1,285 m23.7 mi
Black RockNE 42°1,271 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1018:43
June solstice05:2219:0919:46
September equinox06:2017:5718:30
December solstice07:3316:4917:27

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505258647281888780685749
Precip in1.21.61.00.30.20.11.12.01.00.50.71.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wickenburg, 12 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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