Southern Pacific Engine 2521
Southern Pacific Engine 2521 is an attraction in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Red Top Mountain stands 665 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pivot Point Plaza, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Engine gift to Yuma
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Pivot Point Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.1 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
- Quechan Diabetes Walking Park: 0.3 mi
- Bridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Prison Hill: 0.3 mi
- Sierra Prieta: 1.0 mi
- Yuma Mesa: 5.5 mi
- Pilot Knob Mesa: 7.4 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.6 mi
- Railroad Passenger Car: 0.2 mi
- Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Ocean to Ocean Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Bumper Boats: 4.6 mi
- Araz Stage Station Ruins: 4.7 mi
- Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Cibola Raider: 3.7 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 4.7 mi
- United States Marine Corps: 4.9 mi
- Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 8.0 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 0.2 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 0.2 mi
- Sanguinetti House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Yuma History Museum: 0.4 mi
- Yuma Territory Live Steamers: 0.5 mi
- Colorado City: 0.6 mi
- Fortuna: 10.0 mi
- Gila City: 15.0 mi
- Dome: 15.1 mi
- Hedges: 16.2 mi
- Yuma Beach: 0.2 mi
- Centennial Beach: 0.9 mi
- Playa Linda: 1.4 mi
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 2.2 mi
- Carrizo Spring: 20.7 mi
- Dripping Spring: 22.4 mi
- Arturos Bridge: 14.8 mi
- Whitley Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Bear Canyon Falls: 20.1 mi
- Carrizo Falls: 20.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.2 mi
- Sand Hills Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- Bear Canyon Bluff: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southern Pacific Engine 2521. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Top Mountain | ESE 119° | 665 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stud Mountain | NW 319° | 611 m | 11.8 mi |
| Klothos Temple | E 83° | 506 m | 20.8 mi |
| Pasadena Peak | NW 313° | 480 m | 12.4 mi |
| Picacho Peak | N 351° | 439 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pasadena Mountain | NW 309° | 437 m | 10.5 mi |
| Muggins Peak | E 87° | 410 m | 21.4 mi |
| Dragon's Nest | NW 325° | 396 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:14 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:38 | 16:00 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Quartermaster Depot, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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