Ghost town · Arizona
Wranglers Roost
Wranglers Roost is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 635 m. Willow Spring Mountain stands 1,792 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is New River Community Park, a park 0.9 miles away.
ghost town in Maricopa County, Arizona
How to reach it
Coordinates33.92420, -112.11300
Named places within 25 miles
Springs
- Soda Springs: 1.2 mi
- Fig Spring: 3.3 mi
- Quail Spring: 4.3 mi
- Cholla Spring: 5.1 mi
- Big Spring: 5.7 mi
Peaks
- Gavilan Peak: 1.3 mi
- Table Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Daisy Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Pyramid Peak: 3.9 mi
- Doe Peak: 4.0 mi
Parks: 56
- New River Community Park: 0.9 mi
- The Landing Pocket Park: 4.0 mi
- Anthem Community Park: 4.6 mi
- Liberty Bell Park: 5.3 mi
- Tramonto Park: 8.2 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- New River Nature Reserve: 2.3 mi
- Lake Pleasant Regional Park: 9.0 mi
- Spur Cross Ranch Conservation Area: 9.1 mi
- Jewel of the Creek Preserve: 9.3 mi
- Cave Creek Regional Park: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 15
- Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto: 15.8 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 21.7 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 22.0 mi
- Our Lady: 22.2 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 13
- Archeology Notification: 3.9 mi
- Rock Shop: 8.9 mi
- Spur Cross Stables: 9.6 mi
- Jeep Wreck: 12.0 mi
- Arch: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Ringtail Day Use Area: 10.9 mi
- Bobcat Day Use Area: 11.1 mi
- Lakeview Day Use Area: 11.4 mi
- Wild Burro Day Use Area: 11.7 mi
- Cottonwood Day Use Area: 11.8 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Anthem Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Corral: 9.6 mi
- iron statue: 18.9 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 22.7 mi
- Cloud 9: 23.0 mi
Museums: 8
- Pioneer Arizona History Museum: 7.5 mi
- Mercantile: 7.5 mi
- Cave Creek Museum: 11.5 mi
- Sahuaro Central Museum: 15.9 mi
- Martin Auto Museum: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- West Point: 4.4 mi
- White Bluffs: 6.7 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 24.3 mi
- Morrells Wall: 24.3 mi
- Sven Slab: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
- Gillett: 7.2 mi
- Tip Top: 11.6 mi
- Bumble Bee: 19.3 mi
- Bradshaw City: 23.4 mi
- Marinette: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 4
- Xeric Garden: 8.9 mi
- Desert Defenders Native Seed Garden: 8.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 22.7 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Camp Creek Falls: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Sunset Point Rest Area: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Wranglers Roost. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Spring Mountain | NE 34° | 1,792 m | 12.9 mi |
| Benchmark Mountain | NE 38° | 1,777 m | 11.6 mi |
| Blackjack Point | ENE 58° | 1,634 m | 16.0 mi |
| Monument Mountain | ENE 63° | 1,519 m | 13.9 mi |
| Cooks Mesa | NE 46° | 1,492 m | 16.0 mi |
| Quien Sabe Peak | E 86° | 1,486 m | 13.3 mi |
| Butte Peak | E 98° | 1,470 m | 14.6 mi |
| Bronco Butte | E 96° | 1,461 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 53 | 56 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carefree, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Phoenix · 29 mi
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