Mingus Mountain, Arizona

Built on the side of Cleopatra Mountain, Jerome was founded in 1883. It was named after Eugene Murray Jerome who owned the mineral rights and financed the early  mining operations here. Being the typical mining town it experienced much of the folk lore portrayed in  the western movies of modern day. Downtown Jerome With the influx of prostitution, gambling and vice that accompanied the prosperous times, in 1903 the New York Sun proclaimed Jerome to be the wickedest town in the west. In his...Read Full Story

Mingus Mountain 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 near Arizona State Route 89A approximately midway between Cottonwood and Prescott. The summit can be reached via Forest Service roads that branch off from Highway 89A. From the mountain, there are views of the Verde Valley and the towns of Cottonwood, Jerome, and Clarkdale. The Woodchute Wilderness, north of the summit of 89A, also offers...Read Full Story

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