Circlestone
Circlestone is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,832 m. Mound Mountain stands 1,904 m to the south-southwest, 0.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Black Jack Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 8.5 miles off.
The story
Stone ruins in the Superstition Wilderness.
Wikidata Q48768811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 8.5 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
- 11.6 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- 12.0 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Apache Lake Vista · 9 mi
- Fish Creek Vista · 11 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 14 mi
- Weaver's Needle Lookout · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Black Jack Spring: 0.3 mi
- Whiskey Spring: 0.9 mi
- Log Trough Spring: 1.5 mi
- Pointer Spring: 2.1 mi
- Brushy Spring: 2.2 mi
- Mound Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Pinto Peak: 1.4 mi
- White Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Cimeron Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Iron Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Black Spring: 5.4 mi
- Besich Park: 12.9 mi
- Three Bar Wildlife Area: 13.2 mi
- Superior Stadium: 13.2 mi
- Windy Hill Recreation Site: 13.6 mi
- South American Deserts Exhibit: 13.7 mi
- Sonoran Desert Exhibit: 13.7 mi
- Upland Sonoran Desert Natural Area: 13.7 mi
- Chihuahuan Desert Exhibit: 13.7 mi
- Children's Garden: 13.7 mi
- Fraser's Ranch: 1.6 mi
- Wood Camp Miner's Cabin: 6.9 mi
- Tony Ranch: 7.7 mi
- Tortilla Ranch (Abandoned): 9.6 mi
- Bradley Lee Bartlett: 12.2 mi
- The Pond: 12.2 mi
- Kitty Pool: 12.3 mi
- Little England Wall: 12.3 mi
- Atlantis South Side: 12.3 mi
- The Funny Farm: 12.4 mi
- Peephole and Little Arch: 10.7 mi
- Black Rock: 12.3 mi
- Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site: 13.1 mi
- Quincho: 13.7 mi
- Australian Pavilion: 13.8 mi
- Burnt Corral Picnic: 11.0 mi
- Cottonwood Cove Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Boyce Thompson Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Vineyard Canyon Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 2: 15.3 mi
- The Ring of Life: 13.9 mi
- Woman from the Fields: 13.9 mi
- Peaceful Little Ones: 13.9 mi
- Do You Hear What I Hear?: 13.9 mi
- Dragontail Tower: 20.3 mi
- Pinal City: 13.8 mi
- Bellevue: 14.9 mi
- Reymert: 17.7 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 20.4 mi
- Ray: 21.8 mi
- Buckhorn Beach: 11.9 mi
- Fish Beach: 14.4 mi
- Back Beach: 14.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.0 mi
- Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum: 15.8 mi
- Gila County Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
- Dungeon Tour: 20.3 mi
- Massacre Falls: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Circlestone. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Mountain | SSW 211° | 1,904 m | 0.4 mi |
| White Mountain | WSW 248° | 1,844 m | 2.9 mi |
| Iron Mountain | SSW 214° | 1,838 m | 3.7 mi |
| Pinto Peak | SE 141° | 1,800 m | 1.4 mi |
| Webster Mountain | E 99° | 1,759 m | 11.0 mi |
| Hutton Peak | SE 142° | 1,704 m | 13.1 mi |
| Cimeron Mountain | W 279° | 1,690 m | 3.7 mi |
| Montana Mountain | SSW 193° | 1,685 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:29 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| September equinox | 06:13 | 17:50 | 18:23 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
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 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 77 | 87 | 91 | 89 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 50 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Roosevelt 1 S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/13179279560
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