Mingus Mountain
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.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Jerome
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 45.3 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 30.0
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 34.6939, -112.1278
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Where it is
Mingus Mountain is a natural landmark near Jerome, in Yavapai County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
This place scores 45.3 out of 100, at medium confidence. No official visitor count is published for it, so the score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Description: Wikipedia(opens in a new tab), used under CC BY-SA 4.0(opens in a new tab)
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
Nearby attractions
4.0 miles away
Mine Museum
Has displays illustrating the history of mining in Jerome. A gift shop is also onsite.4.2 miles away
Audrey Shaft Headframe Park
Visitors can stand on glass above a 1,900-ft mining shaft, with the largest wooden headframe still standing in Arizona.
4.3 miles away
Gold King Mine Ghost Town
Visitors can step back in time and explore the grounds of the Gold King Mine. Call ahead if you want to pan for gold (due to weather conditions).