Vulture Mine Tours / Vulture City Ghost Town
Vulture Mine Tours / Vulture City Ghost Town is a museum in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 624 m. Morgan Butte stands 1,404 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vulture City, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Joshua Forest Scenic Road passes 23 miles off. 103 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
The story
ghost town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Wikidata Q597237, matched on coordinates and name (877 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Joshua Forest Scenic Road
- 27.3 mi off the Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway
103 named places within 25 miles
- Caballeros Peaks: 3.7 mi
- Indian Buttes: 3.8 mi
- Vulture Peak: 4.7 mi
- Twin Peaks: 6.5 mi
- Black Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Sunset Park: 10.4 mi
- Maguire Park: 11.4 mi
- Barbara Brown Park: 11.6 mi
- Boetto Park: 11.8 mi
- Stone Park: 12.0 mi
- Tub Spring: 15.9 mi
- Sayer Spring: 20.3 mi
- Sayer Spring: 20.3 mi
- J L Bar Spring: 22.5 mi
- Rincon Spring: 22.7 mi
- Welcome to Wickenburg: 12.0 mi
- Cowboy on a Horse: 12.1 mi
- Pieta: 17.4 mi
- Saint Joseph: 17.4 mi
- Blessed Mother Mary: 17.4 mi
- Vulture City: 0.2 mi
- Wickenburg Massacre Historical Monument: 10.3 mi
- Sayer Springs - Old Stage Coach stop.: 20.4 mi
- Aviator Memorial: 24.9 mi
- Vulture Mine: 0.5 mi
- Vulture City: 4.7 mi
- Weaver: 24.4 mi
- Hassayampa Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Burnt Well Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Burnt Well Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Vulture Arch: 8.0 mi
- Belmont Arch: 15.0 mi
- Desert Caballeros Western Museum: 11.9 mi
- Cultural Crossroads Learning Center: 11.9 mi
- Wickenburg Jail Tree: 12.0 mi
- Morristown Store: 12.1 mi
- Red Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Box Canyon of the Hassayampa River: 17.2 mi
- White Tank Mountain Regional Park: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vulture Mine Tours / Vulture City Ghost Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Butte | NE 44° | 1,404 m | 22.7 mi |
| Swallow Mountain | NE 46° | 1,377 m | 24.8 mi |
| Denver Hill | NE 45° | 1,343 m | 21.3 mi |
| White Picacho | ENE 59° | 1,306 m | 21.2 mi |
| Red Picacho | ENE 61° | 1,304 m | 20.6 mi |
| Table Mountain | NE 43° | 1,296 m | 24.2 mi |
| Grooms Hill | NE 46° | 1,285 m | 23.7 mi |
| Black Rock | NE 41° | 1,271 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:09 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:20 | 17:57 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 87 | 80 | 68 | 57 | 49 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wickenburg, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3274100436
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