The Church on the Mount — Goldfield Ghost Town
During a 2015 visit to Goldfield Ghost Town in Apache Junction, I photographed The Church on the Mount, a small desert chapel perched against the backdrop of the Superstition Mountains. It’s one of those places where the Old West feels close enough to touch—sun‑bleached wood, quiet air, and a sense of history that settles in around you.
Goldfield built this church with authentic period details, giving it the charm of a true 1800s frontier chapel. It’s a simple structure, but that simplicity is exactly what makes it so striking in the Arizona light. The moment I captured it, the whole scene felt timeless.
The church features:
- An organ from the 1880s
- A pulpit repurposed from a Hammond Theatre pipe organ
- 1931 pews built in late‑1800s style
- Wagon‑wheel chandeliers
- A rough‑hewn wooden cross
- Goldfield jokingly calls it a great place to “get hitched or ditched”
You can find this image in my Picfair Store — The Church on the Mount. It’s a little slice of Arizona history framed in warm desert tones.
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