Vulture Mine
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. 96 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
ghost town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Joshua Forest Scenic Road
- 27.0 mi off the Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway
96 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Tub Spring: 16.0 mi
- Sayer Spring: 20.3 mi
- J L Bar Spring: 22.6 mi
- Rincon Spring: 22.9 mi
- Saint Anthony Spring: 24.2 mi
- Welcome to Wickenburg: 11.8 mi
- Cowboy on a Horse: 12.0 mi
- Pieta: 17.7 mi
- Saint Joseph: 17.7 mi
- Blessed Mother Mary: 17.7 mi
- Vulture City: 0.4 mi
- Wickenburg Massacre Historical Monument: 10.0 mi
- Sayer Springs - Old Stage Coach stop.: 20.4 mi
- Vulture Mine Tours / Vulture City Ghost Town: 0.5 mi
- Desert Caballeros Western Museum: 11.8 mi
- Cultural Crossroads Learning Center: 11.8 mi
- Vulture City: 4.6 mi
- Weaver: 24.2 mi
- Vulture Arch: 8.3 mi
- Belmont Arch: 15.1 mi
- Hassayampa Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Burnt Well Rest Area: 24.7 mi
- Wickenburg Jail Tree: 11.9 mi
- Morristown Store: 12.4 mi
- Red Cliff: 9.9 mi
- Box Canyon of the Hassayampa River: 17.0 mi
- White Tank Mountain Regional Park: 21.5 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Butte | NE 46° | 1,404 m | 22.7 mi |
| Swallow Mountain | NE 47° | 1,377 m | 24.8 mi |
| Denver Hill | NE 46° | 1,343 m | 21.3 mi |
| White Picacho | ENE 61° | 1,306 m | 21.4 mi |
| Red Picacho | ENE 62° | 1,304 m | 20.8 mi |
| Table Mountain | NE 45° | 1,296 m | 24.2 mi |
| Grooms Hill | NE 47° | 1,285 m | 23.7 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 42° | 1,271 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| 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, 12 mi away.
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