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Black Canyon City Arizona Map

Explore Black Canyon City, Arizona, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Black Canyon City, Arizona

How to Use This Black Canyon City, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Black Canyon City, Arizona. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arizona or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Black Canyon City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Black Canyon City
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Yavapai County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)

Latitude	34.070959
Longitude	-112.122015
Population	2,677
Density	42.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	85324
Area Code	480
County Seat	Prescott
School District	Canon Elementary District

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About Black Canyon City, Arizona

Black Canyon City is a locality in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,677. The population density is 42.6 people per km². Black Canyon City is located at 34.0710°N, 112.1220°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85324.

Black Canyon City anchors itself firmly within the rugged transition where the high desert plateaus begin their slow descent toward the basin, defined by the persistent, life-giving presence of the Agua Fria River. It lies 10.7 miles north of New River, AZ (from New River, AZ: bearing 356°T), and is situated 14.1 miles north of Anthem. The landscape surrounding Black Canyon City is defined by the stark, sun-bleached geometry of the high desert, where the earth is comprised of scrub-dusted flats and rocky outcrops that catch the light in shades of ochre and burnt sienna. To the north, the distant profile of the Mogollon Rim looms against the sky, often serving as a backdrop for the sudden, violent blooms of monsoon thunderheads that roll across the plains. Within the immediate vicinity, the terrain is punctuated by the deep, angular shadows of Black Canyon, and those seeking the quietude of the backcountry often traverse the rugged paths of the Mazatzal Divide 23. The air here holds a dry, sharp clarity, and the silence of the afternoon is broken only by the thin, melodic rattle of heat-loving insects or the occasional rustle of brush under the weight of a passing breeze.

Historical echoes of the region are found in the remnants of old mining ventures and the steady, quiet endurance of those who first settled near the water to carve a living from the harsh soil. Modern life in Black Canyon City moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, sustained by a local economy that balances the needs of passing travelers with the self-reliant spirit of its residents. The presence of State Trust Land provides an expansive, protected buffer of raw, uncultivated wilderness that preserves the integrity of the desert floor, while the nearby Woody Tank offers a rare, small pocket of stillness in an otherwise arid expanse. Life here is defined by the rhythm of the seasons, from the intense, shimmering heat of summer afternoons to the cool, crisp clarity of high-desert winters. It is a place where the scale of the environment demands a certain humility, where the day begins with the sun cresting the rocky ridges and concludes in a vast, unobstructed darkness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.0 mi, 180° S
Agua Fria National Monument (National Monument) — 1.0 mi, 000° N · 72k acres
Rock Shop (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 226° SW
Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 3.2 mi, 091° E · 2.9M acres
Prescott National Forest (National Forest) — 6.1 mi, 310° NW · 1.3M acres
Castle Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.1 mi, 310° NW · 25k acres
Lake Pleasant Regional Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 214° SW
Tule Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.0 mi, 245° SW
Archeology Notification (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 157° SE
Cline Creek I (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 152° SE
Hell's Hole Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.0 mi, 301° NW
Horseshoe Ranch (State Conservation Area) — 13.2 mi, 014° N
Pueblo La Plata Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 023° NE
Anthem Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 183° S
Hells Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.7 mi, 240° SW · 12k acres
Spur Cross Stables (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 143° SE
Ben Avery Shooting Facility (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 188° S
Adelante (Gallery) — 20.4 mi, 146° SE
Grace Renee Gallery (Gallery) — 20.4 mi, 146° SE
Thunderbird Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 20.4 mi, 146° SE
Dirt Devil Dedication Monument (Public Artwork) — 21.8 mi, 168° S
Verde, Arizona Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.7 mi, 074° E · 12k acres
Sayer Springs - Old Stage Coach stop. (Historic Ruins) — 27.8 mi, 267° W
Rick Bronson's House of Comedy (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 162° S
Iron Statue (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 169° S
Silver Cinemas (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 179° S
Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 30.1 mi, 213° SW
AMC Arrowhead 14 (Cinema) — 30.2 mi, 191° S
Fossil Creek, Arizona Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 30.2 mi, 058° NE · 5,082 acres
Faith Arena (Stadium) — 33.8 mi, 205° SW

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