Vault Mine
Vault Mine is a mine in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Vault Mine is situated nearby to Walnut Spring, as well as near the peak Mount Hopkins.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Hopkins and Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory.
Mount Hopkins
Peak
Photo: Wars, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Hopkins is a 8,553-foot peak of the Santa Rita Mountains range, in Santa Cruz County, southern Arizona. The peak was named after Gilbert Hopkins, who was killed nearby during the Battle of Fort Buchanan in 1865.
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Wars, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is an American astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; it is their largest field installation outside of their main site in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is situated 1¼ miles south of Vault Mine.
Mount Wrightson
Peak
Photo: Wars, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Wrightson is a 9,456-foot peak in the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest, in southern Arizona, United States. It was named for William Wrightson, a miner and entrepreneur in the region killed by Apaches in the 1865 Battle of Fort Buchanan. Mount Wrightson is situated 2 miles east of Vault Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madera Canyon.
Madera Canyon
Hamlet
Madera Canyon is a formerly populated place situated in the Santa Rita Mountains of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 4,911 feet above sea level.
Vault Mine
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Santa Cruz County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
31.70023° or 31° 42′ 1″ northLongitude
-110.88084° or 110° 52′ 51″ westOpen location code
853FP429+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 12563602402OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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