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Copper Mountain

Copper Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Copper Mountain rises to 2,028 m in Arizona. Carr Mountain stands 2,328 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Spring, a spring 0.6 miles away. From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road passes 7.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Gila County, Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49021996, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2028 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.92504, -111.10151

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Lion Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Mud Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Bear Head Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Hidden Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Red Rock Spring: 4.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 9
  • Dupont Cabin: 1.7 mi
  • Boyer Cabin: 7.4 mi
  • Del Shay Cabin: 7.6 mi
  • P B Ranch: 10.1 mi
  • Pranty Cabin: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Parks: 8
  • Roosevelt Lake Wildlife Area: 13.8 mi
  • Horse Pasture Recreation Area: 14.4 mi
  • Three Bar Wildlife Study Area: 17.3 mi
  • Windy Hill Recreation Site: 17.6 mi
  • Salt River Bird Reservation: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Haigler Canyon Picnic Use 2: 16.4 mi
  • Vineyard Canyon Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Cottonwood Cove Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
  • Burnt Corral Picnic: 21.5 mi
  • Haigler Canyon Picnic Use: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Workman Creek Falls: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Buckhorn Beach: 20.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Copper Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Carr MountainSE 131°2,328 m11.3 mi
Carr PeakSE 130°2,320 m12.3 mi
Baker MountainESE 122°2,308 m10.9 mi
McFadden Horse MountainESE 109°2,286 m9.6 mi
Center MountainESE 113°2,274 m11.1 mi
Armer MountainSE 144°2,223 m8.9 mi
McFadden PeakE 98°2,173 m7.8 mi
Tanner PeakSE 144°2,106 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2918:0318:36
June solstice05:1519:0219:39
September equinox06:1317:5018:23
December solstice07:2716:4217:20

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F475157647282888680685546
Precip in2.22.11.80.50.40.21.21.91.21.41.31.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Punkin CTR, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359264247

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