Arizona - Mingus Mountain
View down into the Verde Valley
Blick hinunter ins Verde Valley
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 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.
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.
(Wikipedia)
Mingus Mountain ist ein 2.355 Meter hoher Berg des Black Hills-Gebirgszugs im Yavapai County des US-Staates Arizona. Er befindet sich im Prescott National Forest unweit der Stadt Prescott. Vom Berg aus hat man eine gute Sicht auf das Verde-Tal und die Städte Cottonwood, Jerome und Clarkdale. Es gibt Campingplätze.
Gemäß dem Buch „Roadside History of Arizona“ von Marshall Trimble, wurde der „Mingus Mountain“ nach Joseph und Jacob Mingus benannt, zwei Brüdern, die in den 1880ern in das Gebiet siedelten und später ein Sägewerk in der Nähe der Basis des Bergs errichteten.
Der Musiker Justin Chancellor der Band Tool ließ sich auf dem Berg trauen.
(Wikipedia)
Arizona - Mingus Mountain
View down into the Verde Valley
Blick hinunter ins Verde Valley
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 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.
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.
(Wikipedia)
Mingus Mountain ist ein 2.355 Meter hoher Berg des Black Hills-Gebirgszugs im Yavapai County des US-Staates Arizona. Er befindet sich im Prescott National Forest unweit der Stadt Prescott. Vom Berg aus hat man eine gute Sicht auf das Verde-Tal und die Städte Cottonwood, Jerome und Clarkdale. Es gibt Campingplätze.
Gemäß dem Buch „Roadside History of Arizona“ von Marshall Trimble, wurde der „Mingus Mountain“ nach Joseph und Jacob Mingus benannt, zwei Brüdern, die in den 1880ern in das Gebiet siedelten und später ein Sägewerk in der Nähe der Basis des Bergs errichteten.
Der Musiker Justin Chancellor der Band Tool ließ sich auf dem Berg trauen.
(Wikipedia)