Near Roll in Yuma County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Antelope Hill Campsite
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 15, 2012
1. Antelope Hill Campsite Marker
Antelope Hill
Campsite
Jan. 4 1847
Mormon
Battalion
Trail
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the Mormon Battalion series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 4, 1847.
Location. 32° 42.61′ N, 114° 0.592′ W. Marker is near Roll, Arizona, in Yuma County. It can be reached from County 8th Street 0.3 miles east of Mohawk Valley Road. Marker is on top of a small hill on the east side of the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roll AZ 85347, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Colorado River Valley, in the Sonoran Desert, and in the Yuma Area. It is also in the American Southwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also the Gadsden Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Antelope Hill Campsite (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Harold and Ethelind Woodhouse (approx. 3.6 miles away).
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 15, 2012
2. Antelope Hill Campsite Marker
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, December 15, 2012
3. Antelope Hill Campsite Marker
Antelope Hill is at the left. Bridge over Gila River is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,073 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on June 11, 2021, by Bud Henson of Midland, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
