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Mount Union

Mount Union, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Union rises to 2,427 m in Arizona. Mount Davis stands 2,407 m to the north-northeast, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Union Family Picnic Ground, a park 0.1 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

Mount Union is a mountain located in the Prescott National Forest in central Yavapai County, Arizona. The mountain's summit is the highest point of the Bradshaw Mountains, and of Yavapai County. Mount Union is flanked to the northeast by Mount Davis. A lookout tower built by the CCC is on top of Mount Union, and exceeds 8,000 foot elevation. A service road for the communication towers allows easy access to the summit of Mount Union. However, the road goes through private property and is closed to motorized vehicles. Walk to the top for great 360 degree views.

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Wikidata Q6924259, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2427 m
Getting there

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Coordinates34.41503, -112.40433
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Davis: 0.8 mi
  • Moscow Peak: 1.0 mi
  • Yankee Doodle Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Mount Tritle: 2.2 mi
  • Lookout Mountain: 2.5 mi
Springs
  • White Well: 1.5 mi
  • Boundary Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Watson Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Seaton Spring: 3.0 mi
  • August Spring: 3.1 mi
Parks: 45
  • Mount Union Family Picnic Ground: 0.1 mi
  • Mount Union Recreational Area: 0.1 mi
  • Goldwater Lake Park: 6.3 mi
  • Acker Park: 8.8 mi
  • Jefferson Park: 9.0 mi
Historic sites: 11
Ghost towns: 9
Attractions: 8
  • Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 8.0 mi
  • Whiskey Row: 9.5 mi
  • That Seventies Store: 9.9 mi
  • Granite Dells: 12.2 mi
  • Montimer Farms: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Cowboy at Rest: 9.4 mi
  • Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 9.9 mi
  • Policeman statue: 13.1 mi
  • Native American statues: 13.1 mi
  • Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 14.1 mi
Museums: 5
Picnic sites: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Co-creation Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Healing Garden: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 4.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Mount Union. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisNNE 28°2,407 m0.8 mi
Mount TritleW 274°2,368 m2.2 mi
Moscow PeakSSE 150°2,343 m1.0 mi
Spruce MountainN 1°2,336 m3.3 mi
Granite BenchmarkNNW 331°2,325 m17.6 mi
Towers MountainS 171°2,324 m12.7 mi
Lookout MountainWSW 250°2,291 m2.5 mi
Maverick MountainWNW 283°2,267 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0818:42
June solstice05:1819:0919:46
September equinox06:1817:5518:28
December solstice07:3316:4517:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384146536170757467574638
Precip in1.51.81.50.60.50.22.72.81.61.00.91.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359274621

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