Golden Bell Mine
Golden Bell Mine is a picnic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 443 m. Mount Ajo stands 1,458 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Bonita Well, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. 59 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Park Service
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
59 named places within 25 miles
- Cipriano Hills: 2.5 mi
- Quitobaquito Hills: 5.3 mi
- Pinkley Peak: 5.8 mi
- Bates Mountains: 6.4 mi
- Kino Peak: 6.4 mi
- Dripping Springs: 3.8 mi
- Williams Spring: 5.7 mi
- Burro Spring: 6.1 mi
- Quitobaquito Springs: 6.2 mi
- Aguajita Spring: 6.2 mi
- Bonita Well: 1.2 mi
- Pinkley Peak Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
- Senita Basin Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Diablo Canyon Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Estes Canyon Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Bonita Well: 1.2 mi
- Cerro Blanco: 7.9 mi
- Ajo Window: 14.6 mi
- Allen: 20.1 mi
- Ajo Historical Society Museum: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Golden Bell Mine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ajo | E 87° | 1,458 m | 15.6 mi |
| Diaz Spire | E 101° | 1,186 m | 17.0 mi |
| Montezumas Head | ENE 65° | 1,109 m | 16.1 mi |
| Diaz Peak | E 101° | 1,070 m | 17.6 mi |
| Tillotson Peak | E 87° | 983 m | 12.0 mi |
| Growler Mountains | NNW 345° | 973 m | 16.2 mi |
| Pinkley Peak | E 98° | 959 m | 5.8 mi |
| Kino Peak | N 0° | 957 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:44 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:21 | 17:58 | 18:30 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:55 | 17:32 |
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 | 56 | 58 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 85 | 74 | 63 | 55 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Organ Pipe Cactus NM, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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