Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
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Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is USS Arizona/Missouri Bow Flag Marker, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, was a museum focused on minerals and mining. Last operated by the Arizona Historical Society, a state government agency, its exhibits included more than 3,000 minerals, rocks, fossils, and artifacts related to the mining industry. The museum closed in May 2011. In April 2017, legislation was passed to reopen the museum under the ownership of the University of Arizona.
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Wikidata Q4791352, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- USS Arizona/Missouri Bow Flag Marker: 0.1 mi
- USS Arizona Monument: 0.1 mi
- Arizona Fire Fighers Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Ernest W. McFarland Memorial: 0.1 mi
- USS Missouri Cannon: 0.1 mi
- Wesley Bolin Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Woodland Parkway: 0.3 mi
- Library Park: 0.3 mi
- University Park: 0.4 mi
- Ninos Park: 0.6 mi
- Winged Victory: 0.3 mi
- Her Secret is Patience: 1.1 mi
- The Arizona Bolas: 1.2 mi
- Kasuga-Doro: 1.2 mi
- Release the Fear: 1.2 mi
- Tea House: 1.3 mi
- Arizona State Fairgrounds: 1.4 mi
- Cadillac Graveyard: 2.4 mi
- Mill of Madness: 6.2 mi
- Phoenix Bat Cave: 6.9 mi
- Dobbins Lookout: 7.4 mi
- Two Peaks: 7.5 mi
- Twin Butte: 7.6 mi
- Bell Butte: 7.7 mi
- Barnes Butte: 7.9 mi
- Dry Garden: 1.3 mi
- Japanese Friendship Garden: 1.3 mi
- Phoenix Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
- Bio Garden: 2.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 2.5 mi
- Phoenix Trolley Museum: 0.5 mi
- Phoenix Police Museum: 0.9 mi
- Create at Arizona Science Center: 1.4 mi
- Arizona Science Center: 1.5 mi
- Rosson House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Las Lomitas Picnic Ground: 7.2 mi
- Piedras Grandes Picnic Ground: 7.2 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 8.0 mi
- Quechan Area 7: 9.3 mi
- Yavapai Area 10: 9.3 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 2.3 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 6.7 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 6.7 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 8.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 7.9 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 23.0 mi
- Morrells Wall: 23.4 mi
- Sven Slab: 24.0 mi
- Marinette: 14.6 mi
- Illinois: 16.1 mi
- Mountain Spring: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | SW 222° | 1,375 m | 16.3 mi |
| Montezuma Peak | SSW 198° | 1,313 m | 19.2 mi |
| East End | NE 46° | 1,240 m | 23.2 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SSW 208° | 1,235 m | 17.1 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NE 47° | 1,230 m | 21.5 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | SSW 206° | 1,221 m | 16.8 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NE 50° | 1,214 m | 21.0 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NE 45° | 1,196 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
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 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 84 | 73 | 61 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — South Phoenix, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/30694636
Day trips start here
- Greater Phoenix · 1 mi
- Phoenix · 4 mi
- Guadalupe · 9 mi
- Scottsdale · 10 mi
- Tempe · 11 mi
- Mesa · 16 mi
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