High atop the rugged Cerbat Mountains in northwestern Arizona, two small recreation areas attract visitors who savor the pleasures of the West’s out-of-the-way places.

The Cerbat Mountains near Kingman yielded millions of dollars worth of silver, gold, copper, lead and zinc in the mining boom years between the 1860s and World War II.

From the trailhead, head right, following the well-defined path as it begins its ascent. Almost immediately, you'll be treated to epic views of the Hualapai Mountains to the southeast that rise to ...

Chloride, Ariz. — Half an hour after leaving Laughlin, Nev., our car pulled into this old ghost town. At the general store-visitor center, I read about intriguing murals painted on granite ...

The community is nestled at the base of the Cerbat Mountains north of Kingman. Annual events include a Jimmy Hoffa Birthday Bash%2C soap-box derby races for adults and a townwide yard sale ...

Located on rugged terrain in the Cerbat Mountains 15 miles north of Kingman is one Arizona’s greatest zinc mines. Noted for its deposits of sphalerite, a zinc ore, and chalcopyritethe, Golconda ...

Rescuers searched for two lost hikers on Aug. 20 on the Monolith Gardens Trail System at the Cerbat Foothills Recreation Area in Kingman, Arizona. The women were found 2.5 miles from the trailhead ...