Rock House Arizona Map
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Interactive Map of Rock House, Arizona
| City | Rock House |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| County | Gila County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| Latitude | 33.6318 |
| Longitude | -110.9456 |
| Population | 10 |
| Density | 6.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 85501 |
| Area Code | 480 |
| County Seat | Globe |
| School District | Miami Unified District |
About Rock House, Arizona
Rock House is a locality in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is a small community with a population of 10. The population density is 6.4 people per km². Rock House is located at 33.6318°N, 110.9456°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. ZIP code: 85501.Rock House commands a rugged expanse where the sun bleaches the earth into shades of pale ochre and bone. It lies 30.0 miles south-southeast of Highley, AZ (from Highley, AZ: bearing 164°T), and is situated 18.8 miles north-northwest of Globe. The Salt River carves a serpentine path through the terrain, its current providing a steady, rhythmic pulse to the arid surroundings of Tonto National Forest. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into the parched, sun-baked expanse of Cottonwood Acre, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Mogollon Rim haunts the horizon like a promise of cooler altitudes. During the height of the afternoon, the heat shimmer distorts the horizon, turning the ocotillo and saguaro into flickering apparitions that stand guard over the silence of the high desert.
Rock House remains a place defined by its proximity to the raw, unyielding elements of the landscape, including the expansive waters of Theodore Roosevelt Lake only two miles away. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the environment, drawing sustenance from the resources of the surrounding wilderness and the nearby Black Hills Study Plot. History lingers here not in grand monuments, but in the way the light catches the dust at dusk, illuminating a life that remains tethered to the cycles of the seasons. Residents navigate their days with an awareness of the monsoon thunderheads that occasionally gather in the distance, casting long, bruised shadows that transform the color of the stones and offer a fleeting, necessary reprieve from the relentless clarity of the Arizona sky.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Tonto National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 180° S · 2.9M acres
- Roosevelt Diversion Dam (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 119° SE
- Salt River Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.5 mi, 112° E · 32k acres
- Summit Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 178° S · 320 acres
- Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 6.7 mi, 357° N
- Superstition Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.9 mi, 243° SW · 160k acres
- Tonto National Monument (National Monument) — 9.0 mi, 276° W · 1,122 acres
- Arizona National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.8 mi, 259° W · 415 acres
- Tonto National Monument, Lower Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 275° W
- Tonto National Monument, Upper Ruin (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 273° W
- State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 15.3 mi, 154° SE
- Three Crosses (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 166° S
- "m" Hill (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 166° S
- Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 167° S
- Non-Designated Buckhorn Mountain Rna Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 18.0 mi, 277° W
- Gila Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 148° SE
- Three-Bar Watersheds Research Area, Plo 3263 Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 20.4 mi, 286° W · 1,738 acres
- Black Rock (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 261° W
- Proposed Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 23.4 mi, 183° S
- Peephole and Little Arch (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 219° SW
- Bradley Lee Bartlett (Monument) — 27.2 mi, 218° SW
- Woman from the Fields (Public Artwork) — 27.3 mi, 206° SW
- Fireplace Chimney (Monument) — 32.9 mi, 244° SW
- Maze (Theme Park) — 35.2 mi, 232° SW
- Sitgreaves National Forest (National Forest) — 44.2 mi, 007° N · 820k acres
- Kirk's Studio for the Performing Arts (Theatre) — 44.3 mi, 251° W
- River Of Time Museum (Museum) — 44.7 mi, 268° W
- Wine & Design (Gallery) — 47.3 mi, 236° SW
- Stage (Theatre) — 47.9 mi, 253° W
- Art Intersection (Gallery) — 52.3 mi, 249° W
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About This Rock House Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rock House, Arizona. Coordinates: 33.6318, -110.9456. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Rock House includes the ZIP code (85501), telephone area code (480), county seat of Gila County (Globe), and school district assignment (Miami Unified District).
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
