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Canyon City Mill

Canyon City Mill from directly overhead

Canyon City Mill is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 746 m. Wabayuma Peak stands 2,291 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Oatman Jail, a attraction 1.5 miles away. Old Route 66 - Oatman Road passes 0.6 miles off. 190 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

Operations ceased in 1991 after 90,000 gallons of cyanide solution was spilled. Operation used 3 30,000-gallon tanks to store sodium cyanide solution, which was sprayed or dripped onto piles of crushed ore in the leach field.

The record

What the record says

Built
1986
Inscription
None.
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.00386, -114.38429

Overlooks nearby

Around it

190 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 54
  • Shaffer Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Onetto Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Walker Springs: 3.5 mi
  • Cool Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 3.8 mi
Parks: 42
  • El Camino Village HOA Park: 11.4 mi
  • Colorado River Nature Center: 13.4 mi
  • Stonebridge HOA Park: 13.9 mi
  • Gary Keith Civic Park: 14.0 mi
  • Bullhead City Community Park: 14.1 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Wrigley Peak: 2.0 mi
  • Boundary Cone: 2.3 mi
  • Leland Butte: 2.8 mi
  • Ute Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Negrohead: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 26
  • Oatman: 12.3 mi
  • Fort Mohave: 13.7 mi
  • Hardyville Pioneer Cemetary: 14.0 mi
  • Greg Williams Fields at Rotary Park: 14.8 mi
  • Arizona Veterans Memorial (Eternal Flame): 15.4 mi
Attractions: 13
  • Oatman Jail: 1.5 mi
  • Shootin' Gallery: 1.5 mi
  • Desert Dig-ins: 1.5 mi
  • Cool Springs Station Museum: 4.7 mi
  • Route 66 Informational sign: 4.9 mi
Museums: 9
  • Cool Springs Stations Museum: 4.6 mi
  • Don Laughlin's Classic Auto Exhibition Hall: 15.5 mi
  • Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection - First Floor Showroom: 15.5 mi
  • Colorado River Museum: 15.8 mi
  • Needles Regional Museum: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise: 14.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Big Bend Conservation Area: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Red Rock Falls: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Golgotha: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wabayuma PeakE 95°2,291 m24.8 mi
Cerbat PeakNE 38°1,575 m24.8 mi
Mayswell PeakNE 41°1,572 m24.3 mi
Mount NuttNNE 17°1,522 m6.1 mi
Holy BenchmarkENE 70°1,495 m21.5 mi
Castle RockNE 41°1,413 m22.0 mi
Battleship MountainN 2°1,258 m4.9 mi
Thimble MountainENE 58°1,195 m5.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1618:50
June solstice05:2519:1819:55
September equinox06:2618:0218:36
December solstice07:4216:5117:30

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555865728190969588756254
Precip in1.01.10.80.10.10.00.20.50.20.50.40.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bullhead City, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12694966421

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