Wikieup, Arizona


Wikieup is a small unincorporated community located on U.S. Route 93 in Mohave County, Arizona. It is located approximately south of Interstate 40 using U.S. Route 93 and approximately northwest of Phoenix, Arizona. In 2000, the population of Wikieup's ZCTA was 305.
The lowest recorded temperature was in 1990, with a high of recorded in 1995. Average lows for January range from, with highs in July ranging from. Rainfall averages per year.

History

There is a vandalized historic marker in Wikieup, Az whose Inscription once read:
"First exploration probably by early Spanish explorers, Espejo in 1582 and Farfan in 1589. Explored later by Lt. Amiel W. Whipple in 1854. Important agriculture, mining, milling, and smelting area in our early days. The McCrackin Mine discovered by Jackson McCrackin and H. A. "Chloride Jack" Owen in 1874, lies 18 miles south. The Signal Mine was 12 miles south. Stamp mills were at Greenwood, 8 miles southwest and at Virginia City, 9 miles southwest. Cofer Hot Springs 3 miles east."

Notable people

, astronomer, visual comet discoverer, reside in Wikieup, most successful living comet discoverer in history credited with the discovery of 12 comets.