Ghost town · Arizona
Weaver
Weaver is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,054 m. Towers Mountain stands 2,324 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Weaver Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Joshua Forest Scenic Road passes 14 miles off.
Ghost town in the US
What the record says
- Founded
- 1863
How to reach it
Coordinates34.15500, -112.70700
- 14.3 mi off the Joshua Forest Scenic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Weaver Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Rich Hill: 1.2 mi
- Lion Peak: 1.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Antelope Peak: 4.4 mi
Springs
- Barrel Spring: 2.9 mi
- Stump Spring: 3.4 mi
- Antelope Spring: 3.9 mi
- Round Mountain Spring: 4.0 mi
- Surveyor Spring: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Clayton Whitted: 5.2 mi
- Granite Mountain Hotshot Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Jesse Steed: 5.2 mi
- Travis Canter: 5.3 mi
- Travis Turbyfill: 5.4 mi
Parks: 16
- Yarnell Hill Fire Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Flora May Park: 5.3 mi
- Tenderfoot Hill Park: 8.8 mi
- Constellation Park: 12.2 mi
- Pinky's Park: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Piedmont: 10.7 mi
- Vulture City: 19.7 mi
- Bradshaw City: 20.3 mi
- Catoctin: 21.2 mi
- Alexandra: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 4
- Fatality Site: 6.1 mi
- Yarnell Fire 19 Spot: 7.1 mi
- Wickenburg Jail Tree: 12.9 mi
- Morristown Store: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 3
- Jesus: 5.6 mi
- Cowboy on a Horse: 12.8 mi
- Welcome to Wickenburg: 12.9 mi
Museums: 3
- Cultural Crossroads Learning Center: 12.9 mi
- Desert Caballeros Western Museum: 13.0 mi
- Vulture Mine Tours / Vulture City Ghost Town: 24.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Picnic sites: 1
- Box Canyon of the Hassayampa River: 7.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Hassayampa Rest Area: 17.1 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Vulture Arch: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Red Cliff: 22.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Wolf Creek Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Weaver. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towers Mountain | ENE 74° | 2,324 m | 20.1 mi |
| Wasson Peak | E 84° | 2,166 m | 20.8 mi |
| Porphry Mountain | ENE 78° | 2,141 m | 20.0 mi |
| Horse Mountain | ENE 72° | 2,127 m | 17.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NE 54° | 2,062 m | 21.5 mi |
| Tuscumbia Mountain | ENE 68° | 2,025 m | 21.3 mi |
| Weaver Peak | NNW 334° | 1,977 m | 13.3 mi |
| Rocky Boy Peak | NNW 334° | 1,879 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:56 | 18:29 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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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