MotoRevRoute Twisty Staff Pick
Jerome and Mingus Mountain on 89A
Cottonwood to Prescott Valley
- Distance
- 30 mi
- Riding Time
- 56 min
- Climb
- 4,147 ft
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Surface
- Paved
- Character
- Twisty
- Saves
- 0
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Road Guide
- Best Season
- March to June and September to November.
- Fuel
- Fuel in Cottonwood and Prescott Valley.
- Watch For
- Tight hairpins, narrow streets and pedestrians in Jerome, and gravel on corners.
Weather Along the Route
Forecast at the hour you reach each point, from the riding time. Leave Departure empty to leave now. Forecast from Open-Meteo.
Arizona 89A climbs from Cottonwood to Jerome, a former copper mining town on the side of Cleopatra Hill, then switchbacks over Mingus Mountain and descends to Prescott Valley. The run over the mountain is a dense run of tight corners.
Stops
- StartCottonwood
- FinishPrescott Valley
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