Captain William O’Neill
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Captain William O’Neill is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,633 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the south-southeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Courthouse Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 18 miles off.
The story
The Buckey O'Neill Monument, also known as the Rough Rider Monument, was created by Solon Borglum and is an equestrian sculpture of Buckey O'Neill and honors a group of men who gallantly served their country during the Spanish–American War in 1898. It is located at Courthouse Plaza, Prescott, Arizona. It was dedicated on July 3, 1907 and was rededicated on June 6, 1982, and again on July 3, 1998. The inscription reads:
(Signature lower proper left side of sculpture) (On relief plaque, back of granite boulder:)Solon Borglum (On plaque, east side of granite boulder:) ERECTED BY ARIZONA IN HONOR OF THE 1ST. U.S. VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, KNOWN TO HISTORY AS ROOSEVELT'S ROUGH RIDERS, AND IN MEMORY OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM O. O'NEILL AND HIS COMRADES WHO DIED WHILE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WAR WITH SPAIN (On plaque, front of granite boulder:)UNVEILED JULY 3RD 1907 (On plaque, west side of granite boulder: names of commissioners) (On plaque, on granite slab on concrete pad, in front of sculpture:)SOLON HANNIBAL BORGLUMAMERICA'S FIRST COWBOY SCULPTOR1868–1922THIS FREE-SPIRITED SON OF THE WEST, SENSITIVE TO THE CHANGING ERA IN WHICH HE LIVED, PORTRAYED THE WESTERN EPIC IN MARBLE AND BRONZE. OUR "BUCKY O'NEILL" MONUMENTAL BRONZE IS AMONG HIS GREATEST WORKS, AND IS ACCLAIMED BY THE CRITICS AS ONE OF THE FINEST EQUESTRIAN MONUMENTS IN THE WORLD.PLAQUE DEDICATED JUNE 6, 1982, PRESCOTT COMMUNITY ART TRUST (On small plaque attached to the upper portion of the granite slab on concrete slab, in front of sculpture:) DEDICATED TOFRANK BRITOA YAQUI NATIVE OF COMPANY H & IWHOSE NAME IS MISSING ON THIS MONUMENTAUGUST 24, 2023BUCKEY O’NEILL CAMP 175SONS OF SPANISH AMERICAN WAR VETERANS
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Dates from 1907.
Wikidata Q4983601, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- 46.9 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 24.8 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 24.8 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Hill: 1.2 mi
- Whipple Peak: 1.7 mi
- Kuhne Hill: 1.8 mi
- Badger Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Thumb Butte: 2.9 mi
- Deer Spring: 2.5 mi
- Government Canyon Spring: 2.8 mi
- Section Twelve Spring: 2.9 mi
- Bellows Spring: 3.4 mi
- Deer Lick Spring: 3.6 mi
- Courthouse Plaza: 0.0 mi
- AC Williams Granite Creek Park: 0.5 mi
- Jefferson Park: 0.5 mi
- Honor Island Park: 0.5 mi
- Ken Lindley Park: 0.6 mi
- Yavapai County Service Flag: 0.0 mi
- Statehood Tree: 0.0 mi
- Hotel St. Michael: 0.1 mi
- Pauline Weaver: 0.2 mi
- Granite Creek: 0.2 mi
- Whiskey Row: 0.1 mi
- Granite Dells: 4.6 mi
- Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 4.9 mi
- Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 8.1 mi
- Montimer Farms: 13.2 mi
- Cowboy at Rest: 0.1 mi
- Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 0.6 mi
- Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 5.2 mi
- Campus Miniature Model: 5.3 mi
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 811: 5.3 mi
- Sharlot Hall Museum: 0.3 mi
- Museum of Indigenous People: 0.6 mi
- Fort Whipple Museum: 1.1 mi
- Highlands Center for Natural History: 4.5 mi
- Phippen Museum of Western Art: 6.2 mi
- Catoctin: 8.7 mi
- Jerome Junction: 17.1 mi
- Alexandra: 21.3 mi
- Cleator: 22.6 mi
- Cordes: 23.8 mi
- Lynx Lake - North Shore Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
- Groom Creek Schoolhouse Group Picnic Site: 5.3 mi
- Spruce Mountain Lookout Family Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
- Promised Land: 19.2 mi
- Owl Rocks: 21.2 mi
- Sycamore Rim: 23.0 mi
- Co-creation Garden: 0.5 mi
- Healing Garden: 0.5 mi
- Watson Wood Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Granite Mountain Peregrine Closure: 8.2 mi
- Wolf Creek Falls: 6.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Captain William O’Neill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Union | SSE 157° | 2,427 m | 9.5 mi |
| Mount Davis | SSE 153° | 2,407 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mount Tritle | S 170° | 2,368 m | 8.7 mi |
| Moscow Peak | SSE 156° | 2,343 m | 10.4 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | SE 145° | 2,336 m | 6.6 mi |
| Granite Benchmark | NW 324° | 2,325 m | 8.2 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | S 172° | 2,291 m | 9.7 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | S 182° | 2,267 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:09 | 19:47 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5989522702
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