Copper Mine

Copper Mine: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Copper Mine

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Copper Mine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.62680, -111.45011. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Copper Mine

• Canyon Anthelope X · viewpoint · Coconino · ~27 km · Must-see
• Great Western Trail - Arizona · trek · Coconino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Bend · lake · Coconino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cliff Dweller Rock House · viewpoint · Coconino · ~37 km · Must-see
• Marble Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~39 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon Dam · lake · Coconino · ~43 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tower Butte · viewpoint · Coconino · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bush Head · viewpoint · Kane · ~51 km · Must-see
• South Canyon Trail · trek · Coconino · ~53 km · Must-see
• Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lone Rock · beach · Kane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Square Butte · viewpoint · Coconino · ~58 km · Must-see
• Padres Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument · park · Coconino · ~64 km · Must-see
• Nankoweap Trail · trek · Coconino · ~67 km · Must-see
• Malgosa Crest · viewpoint · Coconino · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Copper Mine

Other forts & heritage near Copper Mine

• Tusayan Ruin and Museum · fort · Coconino · ~97 km · Must-see
• Cameron Suspension Bridge · fort · Coconino · ~104 km · Must-see
• Tutuveni · fort · Coconino · ~22 km
• Old Navajo Bridge · fort · Coconino · ~33 km
• Marble Canyon National Monument · fort · Coconino · ~36 km
• Charles H. Spencer Hulk · fort · Coconino · ~36 km
• George Smith Historical Monument · fort · Coconino · ~71 km
• United Air Lines Flight 718 Douglas DC-7 (N6324C) · fort · Coconino · ~72 km
• TWA Flight 2 Lockheed L-1049 (N6902C) · fort · Coconino · ~75 km
• Walhalla Glades · fort · Coconino · ~85 km

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