Public highway overlook on US 191 above Freeport-McMoRan’s Morenci operation—one of North America’s largest open-pit copper mines and the modern successor to the Clifton–Morenci mining district that began in the 1870s. Interpretive displays and oversized haul-truck components convey industrial mining history at a safe visitor pullout.
Field facts
| Region | Greenlee County, AZ |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33.0566, -109.3285 |
| Era | 1870s–present copper district |
| Operator context | Freeport-McMoRan Morenci |
| Access | Signed US 191 overlook |
| Nearby | Clifton Chase Creek Historic District |
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