Mingus Mountain
Mingus Mountain rises to 2,355 m in Arizona. Woodchute Mountain stands 2,391 m to the northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Gaddes Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
Mingus Mountain (Yavapai: Hwa:lkyañaña) is a mountain located in the U.S. state of Arizona in the Black Hills mountain range. It is located within the Prescott National Forest traversed by State Route 89A approximately midway between Cottonwood and Prescott. The summit can be reached via Forest Service roads that branch off from State Route 89A. From the mountain, there are views of the Verde Valley, Sycamore Canyon Wilderness and the towns of Cottonwood, Jerome, and Clarkdale. The Woodchute Wilderness, north of the highest point of 89A, also offers views and hiking trails. There are several National Forest campgrounds in the area and it is the transmitter location for Prescott full-service television station KAZT-TV and several low-power television stations serving Cottonwood, Clarkdale, Camp Verde and Prescott Valley. Mingus Mountain is also the premier flying site of the Arizona Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association. According to the book, Roadside History of Arizona, by Marshall Trimble, "Mingus Mountain was named for Joseph and Jacob Mingus, two brothers who settled in the area in the 1880s and later operated a sawmill near the base of the mountain". Another source attributes the name to William Mingus (d. 1911, Prescott, Arizona), a pioneer prospector who lived and worked on Mingus Mountain in the 1870s. The Mingus Lookout Complex is a complex of fire tower and associated buildings at the top of the mountain, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Wikidata Q1936720, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2355 m
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Mingus Mountain Scenic Road
- 3.6 mi off the Dry Creek Scenic Road
- 3.6 mi off the Jerome, Clarkdale, and Cottonwood Historic Road
- 38.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- 89A Scenic Viewpoint · 15 mi
- Schuerman Peak · 20 mi
- Mt. Scheurmann vista · 20 mi
- Scenic overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gaddes Spring: 0.4 mi
- Haywood Spring: 1.0 mi
- Butterfly Spring: 1.1 mi
- Twin Springs: 1.2 mi
- Twin Springs: 1.3 mi
- Playground Jerome Family Picknicking Ground: 0.6 mi
- Upper Park: 4.0 mi
- Audrey Headframe Park: 4.2 mi
- Clarkdale Park: 6.6 mi
- Garrison Park: 6.6 mi
- Kendall Peak: 2.9 mi
- Hickey Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Cleopatra Hill: 3.8 mi
- Woodchute Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Goat Peak: 5.5 mi
- Jerome J: 3.8 mi
- Ghost Town Tours: 4.0 mi
- Montimer Farms: 13.0 mi
- Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 14.1 mi
- Two Trees Observing Area: 15.0 mi
- Hatalacva Pueblo: 7.7 mi
- Bridgeport Pueblo: 8.1 mi
- Atkeson Pueblo: 10.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Ruin: 12.1 mi
- Prescott P: 20.1 mi
- Jerome Historic Society: 3.9 mi
- Jerome Mine Museum: 4.0 mi
- Jerome State Historical Mine Park Museum: 4.2 mi
- Clemenceau Heritage Museum: 6.6 mi
- Arizona Copper Art Museum: 6.7 mi
- Policeman statue: 13.5 mi
- Native American statues: 13.5 mi
- Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 811: 19.1 mi
- Campus Miniature Model: 19.1 mi
- Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 19.2 mi
- Hell Point: 17.7 mi
- Promised Land: 17.9 mi
- Beaverhead: 21.6 mi
- Fun Ship: 22.2 mi
- Planetarium: 22.6 mi
- Tuzigoot National Monument: 7.7 mi
- Sedona Wetlands Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Red Rock State Park: 18.9 mi
- Montezuma Castle National Monument: 19.2 mi
- Watson Wood Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Cottonwood Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Rotary Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Arroyo Pinon Botanical Garden: 21.1 mi
- Healing Garden: 22.4 mi
- Co-creation Garden: 22.4 mi
- Lynx Lake - North Shore Picnic Site: 18.9 mi
- Crescent Moon Picnic Site: 20.3 mi
- Spruce Mountain Lookout Family Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Groom Creek Schoolhouse Group Picnic Site: 23.3 mi
- Cherry: 8.8 mi
- Jerome Junction: 18.3 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- McGuireville Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Devil's Bridge: 23.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Mingus Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodchute Mountain | NW 325° | 2,391 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hickey Mountain | W 277° | 2,310 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SW 223° | 2,221 m | 21.5 mi |
| Kendall Peak | SSW 205° | 2,140 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Elliott | SW 218° | 2,124 m | 19.5 mi |
| Casner Mountain | NNE 24° | 2,079 m | 19.3 mi |
| Bigelow Peak | SW 227° | 2,049 m | 20.7 mi |
| Goat Peak | SSE 148° | 2,024 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:08 | 19:46 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 17:54 | 18:27 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 66 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jerome, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 31919 — Mingus Mountain, Yavapai County, Arizona.
OpenStreetMap element node/359269493
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- Sedona · 24 mi
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