Fort Whipple
Fort Whipple is a former United States Army post that was temporarily established at Del Rio Springs, north of present-day Chino Valley, Arizona, and later relocated to a permanent site near present-day Prescott, Arizona.Photo: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic U.S. Army post in Arizona, in the present time a museum
- Also known as: “Camp Whipple”, “Fort Whipple Arizona”, “Fort Whipple AZ”, “Fort Whipple, Arizona”, “Fort Whipple, AZ”, and “Whipple Barracks”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prescott National Cemetery and First Congregational Church and Parsonage.
Prescott National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: MB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prescott National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Prescott, in Yavapai County, Arizona. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 15.4 acres, and has over 7,500 interments.
First Congregational Church and Parsonage
Church
Photo: MB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
First Congregational Church and Parsonage is a historic church and parsonage site at 216–220 E. Gurley in Prescott, Arizona. It was built in 1899 and added to the National Register in 1978.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prescott and Forbing Park.
Prescott
Photo: Raniel Diaz, CC BY 2.0.
Prescott is a city in Arizona, and the county seat of Yavapai County. It is home to the world's oldest rodeo, and to the famous Whiskey Row…
Forbing Park
Neighborhood
Forbing Park is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Forbing Park is situated 2½ miles west of Fort Whipple.
Granite Dells
Neighborhood
The Granite Dells is a geological feature north of Prescott, Arizona. The Dells consist of exposed bedrock and large boulders of granite that have eroded into an unusual lumpy, rippled appearance. Watson Lake and Willow Lake are small man-made reservoirs in this formation. Granite Dells is situated 4 miles northeast of Fort Whipple.
Fort Whipple
- Categories: museum and locality
- Location: Yavapai County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.55475° or 34° 33′ 17″ northLongitude
-112.45267° or 112° 27′ 10″ westElevation
5,308 feet (1,618 metres)Open location code
8569HG3W+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 150942052OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Fort Whipple” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “惠普爾堡”
- French: “fort Whipple”
- French: “Fort Whipple”
- German: “Fort Whipple”
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