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Alto

Alto from directly overhead

Alto is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,423 m. Mount Wrightson stands 2,882 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is El Plomo, a peak 0.6 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 8.0 miles off.

human settlement in Arizona, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates31.61010, -110.87200

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • El Plomo: 0.6 mi
  • Salero Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Santa Rita Peak: 2.6 mi
  • Grosvenor Hills: 3.0 mi
  • Sunrise Hill: 3.4 mi
Springs
  • Tejano Spring: 3.6 mi
  • Dripping Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Anaconda Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Mata Siete Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Iron Spring: 4.8 mi
Parks: 35
  • Richardson Park: 8.4 mi
  • Ron Morris County Park: 10.1 mi
  • Robert Damon Recreational Complex: 13.4 mi
  • Las Lagunas de Anza Wetlands: 15.9 mi
  • Canoa Preserve Park: 16.1 mi
Historic sites: 26
Ghost towns: 11
Museums: 7
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Patagonia Mosaic: 8.2 mi
  • Jesus: 18.6 mi
Attractions: 2
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Alto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WrightsonNNE 13°2,882.32 m6.1 mi
Mount HopkinsN 352°2,576 m5.5 mi
Josephine PeakNNE 20°2,563 m5.2 mi
McCleary PeakN 10°2,546 m8.3 mi
Florida PeakNNE 17°2,480 m8.4 mi
Pete MountainNNW 348°2,307 m6.9 mi
Jack MountainN 3°2,270 m5.7 mi
Mount WashingtonSSE 154°2,202 m19.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2818:0318:35
June solstice05:2018:5719:32
September equinox06:1217:4918:22
December solstice07:2016:4817:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jan–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505258637180807876685849
Precip in1.51.41.10.60.30.34.94.32.01.11.12.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Santa Rita EXP Range, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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