Crown King is an unincorporated community in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, located at an elevation of 5,771 feet (1,759 m).

[3] The site of a former gold mining town, Crown King is 28 miles west of Interstate 17 on Senator Highway, high in the Bradshaw Mountains.

At its height, the town had 500 buildings, including several company stores and boarding houses, two Chinese restaurants and a post office.

Rail service to the area began in 1904 upon completion of "Murphy's Impossible Railroad" – a series of switchbacks and trestles that ascended the mountain terrain between Cleator and Crown King.

[4] Crown King was the terminus (1904–1926) of the railroad, built by Frank M. Murphy to serve the mines of the southern Bradshaw Mountains.

It is atypical of this type because its dry season only covers the first half of summer and is followed by heavy monsoonal thunderstorms in July and August.

[9] Snowfall can be heavy, with 87.3 inches (2.22 m) falling in January 1949, although in general snow cover is minimal due to relatively warm days in winter.

[12] According to Craven, as of 2005 some other families have the mother rent an apartment in Chino Valley or Prescott so the student could attend high school in those communities.