Mingus Mountain, Prescott National Forest

Name: Mingus Mountain
Address: Prescott National Forest, United States

#2 among attractions in Prescott National Forest

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mingus Mountain, Prescott National Forest

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Mingus Mountain 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 summit 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. ()

Elevation: 7818 ftProminence: 793 ftCoordinates: 34°41'38"N, 112°7'41"W

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Prescott National Forest United States

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Mingus Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jerome State Historic Park, Arizona Copper Art Museum, Mingus Lookout Complex, Puscifer The Store.

4.2 miN
State park, Museum, Historical place
Jerome State Historic Park, Jerome
108 min walk • Jerome State Historic Park is a state park of Arizona, US, featuring the Douglas Mansion, built in 1916 by a family of influential mining entrepreneurs in Jerome, Arizona, a mining region in the northeast of the Black Hills, east Yavapai County.
6.7 miNE
34°46'16"N • 112°3'25"W
Arizona Copper Art Museum, Clarkdale
171 min walk • Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
~1100 ftN
Tower
Mingus Lookout Complex, Prescott National Forest
6 min walk • Mingus Lookout Complex is a fire tower lookout complex atop Mingus Mountain in Prescott National Forest, in Arizona. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The fire tower is a 60 feet Pacific Coast Steel tower built in 1935. It replaced a 41 feet wooden tower.
4 miN
34°45'5"N • 112°6'58"W
Puscifer The Store, Jerome
103 min walk • Museum, Shopping, Shop
4.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Black Hills, Woodchute Wilderness
120 min walk • The Black Hills of Yavapai County are a large mountain range of central Arizona in southeast Yavapai County. It is bordered by the Verde Valley to the east.
4.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Jerome Historic District, Jerome
108 min walk • The Jerome Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the former mining community of Jerome, Arizona. The town was founded as a mining camp associated with copper deposits that were mined from the late 19th century until 1953.