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Canelo

Canelo from directly overhead

Canelo is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,521 m. Miller Peak stands 2,886 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Freeman Spring, a spring 2.3 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 13 miles off.

ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

How to reach it

Coordinates31.54278, -110.51444

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Freeman Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Welch Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Kino Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Blacktail Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Cottonwood Spring: 7.2 mi
Peaks
  • Bald Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Lookout Knoll: 4.4 mi
  • Canelo Hills: 4.4 mi
  • Scott's Peak: 4.6 mi
  • Split Rock Peak: 6.2 mi
Parks: 23
  • Brown Parade Field: 8.7 mi
  • Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza: 9.1 mi
  • Upper Garden Canyon: 10.7 mi
  • Middle Garden Canyon Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Lower Garden Canyon Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
Historic sites: 20
Ghost towns: 12
Cliffs: 5
  • Addendum Wall: 18.5 mi
  • Shallow End: 18.5 mi
  • Spine Cave: 18.6 mi
  • Superfly Sector: 18.6 mi
  • Bee Cave: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Rose Garden: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 3
Museums: 2
  • Fort Huachuca Museum: 8.8 mi
  • The Patagonia Museum: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Carr Canyon Waterfall: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Canelo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller PeakSE 128°2,885.77 m16.7 mi
Mount WrightsonWNW 298°2,882.32 m22.3 mi
Carr PeakSE 126°2,815.66 m15.3 mi
Ramsey PeakSE 126°2,659 m13.0 mi
Pat Scott PeakSE 128°2,596 m12.6 mi
Josephine PeakWNW 296°2,563 m21.5 mi
Huachuca PeakESE 115°2,554 m8.6 mi
Granite PeakSE 130°2,547 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0218:34
June solstice05:1818:5519:31
September equinox06:1117:4818:20
December solstice07:1816:4717:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434650566473747269605042
Precip in1.61.20.80.40.20.64.33.61.71.00.91.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canelo 1 NW, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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