Wellton, Yuma County, Arizona, United States

Alternative Names:	Saint Peter, San Pedro, Ueltun, Velton, Wellton, hua er deng, velatana, wltn aryzwna, wltwn, Велтон, Уелтън, ولتن، آریزونا, ولتون, वेलटन, 华尔登
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Yuma County, Arizona, USA
Region:	Yuma County, Arizona, United States
Latitude:	32° 40' 22" N
Longitude:	114° 8' 48" W
Lat/Long (dec):	32.67283,-114.14688
Köppen climate type:	BWh : Hot deserts climate
Elevation:	75m
Population:	2,936 (2017)
Mindat Feature ID:	5320160
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5320160:5
GUID:	6363bf46-dbd2-483c-9522-17cb9c70ed13

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Wellton, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 40' 22" N	114° 8' 45" W	0.1km (0.0 miles)
Muggins Mountains Zeolite occurrence, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 42' 50" N	114° 11' 3" W	5.7km (3.6 miles)
Isley Dillard group (Isley-Lillard prospect), Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 44' 41" N	114° 9' 29" W	8.1km (5.0 miles)
Gypsum Mine, Wellton Mesa, Wellton Hills, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 38' 8" N	114° 4' 17" W	8.2km (5.1 miles)
Unnamed U prospect, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 44' 48" N	114° 10' 9" W	8.5km (5.3 miles)
Red Knob Mine (Red Knob prospect; Red Knob claims), Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 44' 30" N	114° 12' 0" W	9.1km (5.7 miles)
Wellton Mesa, Wellton Hills, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 41' 11" N	114° 3' 1" W	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Dizzy Lizzie prospect (Dizzly Lizy prospect), Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 44' 44" N	114° 5' 57" W	9.2km (5.7 miles)
Northern Mine, Wellton Hills, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 35' 20" N	114° 8' 12" W	9.4km (5.8 miles)
Red Knors claims, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 44' 44" N	114° 11' 57" W	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 44' 41" N	114° 12' 9" W	9.6km (5.9 miles)
Days End prospect, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 45' 32" N	114° 8' 21" W	9.6km (6.0 miles)
Northern prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 34' 54" N	114° 7' 58" W	10.2km (6.3 miles)
Poorman Mine (Poorman prospect; Desert Dwarf Mine), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Wellton Hills, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 35' 26" N	114° 5' 41" W	10.4km (6.4 miles)
Radium Hot Springs area, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 44' 25" N	114° 4' 8" W	10.5km (6.5 miles)
Wanamaker prospect, Wellton Hills, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 34' 39" N	114° 7' 32" W	10.8km (6.7 miles)
Muggins Mountains Bentonite deposit, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 45' 28" N	114° 5' 8" W	11.0km (6.9 miles)
Welltonia prospect, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 34' 27" N	114° 7' 41" W	11.1km (6.9 miles)
St. Louis group, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 46' 5" N	114° 11' 6" W	11.2km (6.9 miles)
Donaldson Mine (Donaldson prospect), Wellton, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 34' 4" N	114° 4' 55" W	13.2km (8.2 miles)
Southwestern Muggins Mountains gold placers, Muggins placers, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 44' 38" N	114° 16' 5" W	13.8km (8.6 miles)
Shirley May prospect (Shirley Mae prospect), Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 33' 1" N	114° 6' 43" W	14.0km (8.7 miles)
Red Bluff Mountain, Castle Dome Mining District, Castle Dome Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 47' 56" N	114° 8' 1" W	14.1km (8.7 miles)
Wellton Hills, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 32' 58" N	114° 6' 37" W	14.1km (8.8 miles)
Ligurta area, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 40' 0" N	114° 17' 59" W	14.3km (8.9 miles)
Unnamed Ta-Nb occurrence, Fortuna Mining District (La Fortuna Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 40' 20" N	114° 18' 6" W	14.5km (9.0 miles)
Unnamed REE-Th occurrence, Fortuna Mining District (La Fortuna Mining District), Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 40' 20" N	114° 18' 6" W	14.5km (9.0 miles)
Vinegarroon Wash gold placers (Muggins Placers Mine), Muggins placers, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 46' 29" N	114° 14' 47" W	14.7km (9.1 miles)
McMahan prospect, Coyote Wash, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 32' 43" N	114° 6' 11" W	14.8km (9.2 miles)
Double Eagle Mine (Gold Leaf Mine), Coyote Wash, Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, Wellton Hills, La Posa Mining District (Wellton Mining District; Wellton Hills Mining District), Wellton Hills-Copper Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA	32° 32' 39" N	114° 6' 10" W	14.9km (9.2 miles)

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Red Knob Mine, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA

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Red Knob Mine, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA

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Red Knob Mine, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA

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Red Knob Mine, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA

Weeksite

Red Knob Mine, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA

Weeksite, etc.

Red Knob Mine, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA

Red Knob Collapsed Adit

Red Knob Mine, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA

Weeksite

Red Knob Mine, Muggins Mountains uranium prospects, Muggins Mining District, Muggins Mountains, Yuma County, Arizona, USA

Minerals recorded nearby (within 14.9 km)

Rock types recorded nearby (within 14.9 km)

ⓘ 'Bentonite'

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Basin and Range Basins, North America Plate	Basin
Mojave Domain, North America Plate	Domain
Sonoran Desert, North America	Desert
USA	Country
Arizona, USA	State
Yuma County, Arizona, USA	County

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