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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 AjoSSE 167°1,458 m15.8 mi
Cimarron PeakENE 58°1,243 m24.5 mi
Diaz SpireSSE 166°1,186 m19.9 mi
Montezumas HeadSSE 164°1,109 m9.7 mi
Diaz PeakSSE 165°1,070 m20.2 mi
Tillotson PeakS 180°983 m15.5 mi
Growler MountainsW 268°973 m16.2 mi
Pinkley PeakSSW 200°959 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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