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Ghost Town of White Hills

Ghost Town of White Hills from directly overhead

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. 97 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

What the record says

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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

Coordinates35.70032, -114.47442

97 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 47
Peaks: 28
  • 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
Hot springs: 8
  • Hot Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Hot Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Arizona Hot Springs: 22.8 mi
  • Ringbolt Hot Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Hot Spring: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 3
  • Willow Beach Scenic Overlook: 15.0 mi
  • Slot Canyons: 23.5 mi
  • Liberty Bell Arch: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TiptonSE 125°2,177 m19.4 mi
Packsaddle MountainSE 133°1,955 m24.0 mi
Mount WilsonNNW 339°1,663 m21.9 mi
Mount PerkinsSSW 192°1,660 m9.2 mi
Senator MountainNE 43°1,562 m12.9 mi
Calico PeakSE 141°1,551 m22.7 mi
Ireteba PeaksWSW 250°1,528 m21.2 mi
Knob HillW 263°1,348 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1618:50
June solstice05:2319:2019:58
September equinox06:2718:0318:36
December solstice07:4516:4917:29

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545865728292979688766253
Precip in0.71.00.70.30.10.10.20.20.20.60.30.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Beach, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/959119853

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