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Gold Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community [4] [5] in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The community is sometimes incorrectly called Gold Camp. [6] The town name is referred to as Gold Camp on weather statements issued by the National Weather Service (as seen in citation). [7]
View east along Route 60, Mesa. U.S. Route 60 (US 60) is an east–west United States Highway within Arizona.The highway runs for 369 miles (594 km) from a junction with Interstate 10 near Quartzsite to the New Mexico state line near Springerville.
Shaded relief map, Arizona. Arizona county index map. There are 210 named mountain ranges in Arizona.This list also includes mountain ranges that are mostly in New Mexico and Sonora, Mexico, that extend into Arizona.
The legend of the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine centers around the Superstition Mountains. According to the legend, a German immigrant named Jacob Waltz discovered a mother lode of gold in the Superstition Wilderness and revealed its location on his deathbed in Phoenix in 1891 to Julia Thomas, a boarding-house owner who had taken care of him for many years.
Apacheland Movie Ranch was built near Gold Canyon [9] and served as the backdrop for numerous western films. [10] The Superstition Wilderness was established in 1964, protecting much of the mountain and the range it lies within, [ 3 ] and it was expanded to approximately 160,200 acres (64,800 ha) in 1984.
Grand Canyon National Park Airport: 1974: 1999 Connected SR 64 to Grand Canyon Airport SR 65: 139.06: 223.80 SR 87 in Payson: SR 264 in Second Mesa: 1936: 1967 Now part of SR 87 SR 66: 66.59: 107.17 I-40 in Kingman: Coconino-Yavapai county line 1984: current ADOT signs eastern terminus at I-40 near Seligman: SR 67
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This is a partial list of ghost towns in Arizona in the United States. Most ghost towns in Arizona are former mining boomtowns that were abandoned when the mines closed. Those not set up as mining camps often became mills or supply points supporting nearby mining operations. [1]