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Allen

Allen from directly overhead

Allen is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 543 m. Mount Ajo stands 1,458 m to the south-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Pozo Redondo Mountains, a peak 5.2 miles away. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.

ghost town in Pima County, Arizona

How to reach it

Coordinates32.25000, -112.75100

65 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 47
  • Pozo Redondo Mountains: 5.2 mi
  • Black Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • Locomotive Rock: 8.7 mi
  • John the Baptist Mountains: 9.1 mi
  • Montezumas Head: 9.7 mi
Parks: 6
  • Boy Scout Campgrounds: 9.1 mi
  • Bud Walker Park: 11.3 mi
  • Gibson Neighborhood Park: 11.6 mi
  • Dennison Picnic Ground: 13.6 mi
  • Ajo Regional Park: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
Springs: 2
Museums: 1
  • Ajo Historical Society Museum: 10.6 mi
Natural arches: 1
Attractions: 1
  • The Mushroom (Rock): 16.7 mi
Historic sites: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AjoSSE1,458 m15.8 mi
Cimarron PeakENE1,243 m24.5 mi
Diaz SpireSSE1,186 m19.9 mi
Montezumas HeadSSE1,109 m9.7 mi
Diaz PeakSSE1,070 m20.2 mi
Tillotson PeakS983 m15.5 mi
Growler MountainsW973 m16.2 mi
Pinkley PeakSSW959 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1118:43
June solstice05:2619:0519:42
September equinox06:2017:5718:29
December solstice07:2916:5417:31

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565965717988929187776455
Precip in0.70.80.80.20.10.10.61.40.80.40.40.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — AJO, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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