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Tumco

Tumco from directly overhead

Tumco is an attraction in California, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Quartz Peak stands 664 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hedges, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

How to reach it

Coordinates32.88127, -114.83032

126 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
Peaks: 27
  • Pasadena Peak: 3.8 mi
  • Dragon's Nest: 4.6 mi
  • Stud Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Pasadena Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Pilot Knob Mesa: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 12
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 7
  • Museum of History in Granite: 9.8 mi
  • Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 16.1 mi
  • Bureau of Reclamation: 16.1 mi
  • Yuma History Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Sanguinetti House Museum: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 5
  • Carrizo Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Peter Kane Water Hole: 16.1 mi
  • Yuma Mineral Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Arrowhead Springs: 21.8 mi
  • Arrowweed Spring: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Playa Linda: 15.0 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Yuma Beach: 16.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arturos Bridge: 11.2 mi
  • Whitley Bridge: 16.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Carrizo Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Bear Canyon Falls: 13.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tumco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quartz PeakN 2°664 m14.4 mi
Mount BarrowNNW 340°659 m19.7 mi
Black MountainN 1°646 m12.0 mi
Peter Kane MountainN 2°643 m14.1 mi
Stud MountainESE 110°611 m4.8 mi
Pasadena PeakSE 125°480 m3.8 mi
Picacho PeakENE 57°439 m11.5 mi
Sawtooth MountainNNW 337°439 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4418:1918:51
June solstice05:3219:1519:52
September equinox06:2818:0518:37
December solstice06:3916:0016:38

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F586167727988929386766556
Precip in0.40.30.40.10.10.00.30.30.10.20.30.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Quartermaster Depot, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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