Pioneer Mine
Pioneer Mine is a historic site in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 1,390 m. Pinal Mountains stands 2,389 m to the north-northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Cabin Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 11 miles off.
The story
mine in Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Wikidata Q49440668, joined on its GNIS feature id.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1390 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Gila-Pinal Scenic Road
- 23.8 mi off the From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Weaver's Needle Lookout · 19 mi
- Barrier-Free Lookout · 19 mi
- Observation Lookout · 19 mi
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Stone Cabin Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Pioneer Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Pasadera Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Old Baldy: 2.3 mi
- Pinal Mountains: 3.4 mi
- Doak Spring: 2.7 mi
- Bobtail Spring: 3.4 mi
- Greer Spring: 3.5 mi
- Ferndell Spring: 3.7 mi
- Hog Trough Spring: 4.2 mi
- Queen Creek Riparian: 18.3 mi
- The Narrows: 18.4 mi
- Upland Sonoran Desert Natural Area: 18.4 mi
- Northern Africa and Arabian Peninsula: 18.5 mi
- South American Deserts Exhibit: 18.5 mi
- Doak: 2.8 mi
- Stone Corral: 10.8 mi
- Gila Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Branaman's Ranch: 14.1 mi
- Arnett Ranch: 15.7 mi
- Pinal and Upper Pinal;Upper Pinal Campground: 3.6 mi
- Pinal Campground: 3.7 mi
- Globe Communtiy Center: 10.8 mi
- Bullion Plaza Park: 11.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.5 mi
- Welcome Wall: 5.5 mi
- Bonetown: 5.5 mi
- Pone Town: 5.5 mi
- Apache Leap: 14.0 mi
- Gumby Patrol: 14.1 mi
- "M" Hill: 11.4 mi
- Three Crosses: 11.4 mi
- Old Dominion Mine Park: 12.5 mi
- Celia Blaylock aka Mattie Earp Grave Site: 17.5 mi
- Quincho: 18.5 mi
- Bellevue: 9.1 mi
- McMillenville: 9.2 mi
- Ray: 9.9 mi
- Christmas: 13.1 mi
- Pinal City: 17.7 mi
- S: 15.3 mi
- Woman from the Fields: 18.6 mi
- The Ring of Life: 18.7 mi
- Do You Hear What I Hear?: 18.8 mi
- Peaceful Little Ones: 18.9 mi
- Captain Pass: 4.3 mi
- Kellner Group Picnic Site: 7.0 mi
- Boyce Thompson Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- McMinnville Camp: 23.9 mi
- Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum: 11.3 mi
- Gila County Historical Museum: 12.3 mi
- Apache Cultural Museum: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Pioneer Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinal Mountains | NNE 16° | 2,389 m | 3.4 mi |
| Pinal Peak | NNE 16° | 2,389 m | 3.4 mi |
| Signal Peak | N 2° | 2,381 m | 4.1 mi |
| East Mountain | NE 43° | 2,101 m | 4.6 mi |
| Madera Peak | NNW 345° | 2,023 m | 7.5 mi |
| El Capitan Mountain | ESE 117° | 2,004 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pioneer Mountain | NNW 337° | 1,817 m | 0.9 mi |
| Webster Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,759 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:35 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| September equinox | 06:12 | 17:49 | 18:22 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:43 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Globe #3, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/369087829
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