Ghost Town of White Hills
Ghost Town of White Hills is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 743 m. Mount Tipton stands 2,177 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is White Hills, a ghost town 5.1 miles away. 85 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- concrete
- Inscription
- Eight miles northeast along this road are the ruins of White Hills, once a mining boom town. A six-year wonder, from 1892 to 1898 the mine produced twelve million dollars in gold and silver. The mineral discovery was one of the few credited to an Indian …
How to reach it
85 named places within 25 miles
- Kemple Spring: 6.5 mi
- Middle Water Spring: 7.6 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 8.6 mi
- Mountain Spring: 9.5 mi
- Alta Spring: 9.8 mi
- Mount Perkins: 9.2 mi
- Fire Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Senator Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Malpais Flattop Mesa: 12.9 mi
- Elephant Hill: 13.4 mi
- Kemple Camp & Millsite: 6.9 mi
- El Dorado Canyon: 18.5 mi
- Techatticup Mine: 18.5 mi
- Queho's Cave: 18.5 mi
- Chloride: 24.2 mi
- White Hills: 5.1 mi
- El Dorado City: 18.3 mi
- Lucky Jim Camp: 18.5 mi
- Quartette: 21.2 mi
- Arizona Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
- Ringbolt Hot Spring: 22.8 mi
- Lost Man Hot Spring: 24.7 mi
- Two Mile Hot Spring: 24.9 mi
- Willow Beach Scenic Overlook: 15.0 mi
- Slot Canyons: 23.5 mi
- Liberty Bell Arch: 23.6 mi
- Chalk Cliffs: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ghost Town of White Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tipton | SE 125° | 2,177 m | 19.4 mi |
| Packsaddle Mountain | SE 133° | 1,955 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mount Wilson | NNW 339° | 1,663 m | 21.9 mi |
| Mount Perkins | SSW 192° | 1,660 m | 9.2 mi |
| Senator Mountain | NE 43° | 1,562 m | 12.9 mi |
| Calico Peak | SE 141° | 1,551 m | 22.7 mi |
| Ireteba Peaks | WSW 250° | 1,528 m | 21.2 mi |
| Knob Hill | W 263° | 1,348 m | 21.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:20 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:49 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 82 | 92 | 97 | 96 | 88 | 76 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Beach, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/959119853
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