Clacks Canyon, Arizona Weather
Clacks Canyon, Arizona — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Clacks Canyon, Mohave County.
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About Clacks Canyon, Arizona
Clacks Canyon, a fractured scar upon the ochre face of Mohave County, unfolds in a dramatic juxtaposition of rugged desert and surprising pockets of tenacious life. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-west of Kingman, AZ (from Kingman, AZ: bearing 333°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-west of New Kingman-Butler. The landscape here is a study in stark contrasts: towering mesas, their sandstone flanks etched by millennia of wind and water, rise abruptly from a floor of sun-baked gravel and sparse, spiky vegetation. Creosote bushes, their leathery leaves releasing a pungent, earthy perfume after a rare rain, cling stubbornly to the slopes, while ocotillo whips its thorny arms towards the relentless sun. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, and the silence, when it descends, is so profound it feels like a physical presence, broken only by the rustle of a lizard or the distant cry of a hawk circling in the impossibly vast blue. At dusk, the canyon walls ignite in fiery hues of rose and gold, a fleeting spectacle that renders the harshness of the terrain momentarily breathtaking. The history of Clacks Canyon is deeply entwined with the earth's bounty and the grit of those who sought it. For generations, this arid expanse has yielded precious metals, a legacy evident in the scattered remnants of old mine shafts and the weathered timbers that still cling to the canyon sides. The local economy, though modest, continues to draw sustenance from the land, with small ranches dotting the periphery, their hardy cattle accustomed to the sparse grazing. The spirit of Clacks Canyon is one of resilience and quiet independence, a character forged by the challenges of this unforgiving yet beautiful environment. Travelers passing through often remark on the palpable sense of history, a palpable echo of prospectors and pioneers who once navigated these same sun-drenched trails, their hopes and hardships now absorbed into the very stones.
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| Location | Clacks Canyon, Mohave County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35.2203°N, 114.0723°W |
| Timezone | Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 86409 |
| Area Code | 928 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clacks Canyon, Arizona Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clacks Canyon, Arizona, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Clacks Canyon includes coordinates 35.220300°N, 114.072300°W, situated in Mohave County. ZIP code 86409. Telephone area code: 928. Timezone: Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
