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Castle Dome Landing

Castle Dome Landing from directly overhead

Castle Dome Landing is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Castle Dome Peak stands 1,151 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Picacho Peak, a peak 5.6 miles away. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.

ghost town in Yuma County, Arizona, United States

The record

What the record says

Founded
1869
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Coordinates32.96500, -114.46400
Around it

139 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 45
  • Cox Field: 7.2 mi
  • Halo Street Park: 7.3 mi
  • Mittry Lake Wildlife Area: 7.8 mi
  • Picacho State Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
  • Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: 14.7 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Little Picacho Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Rojo Grande: 9.0 mi
  • Pebble Mountain: 10.4 mi
  • Picacho Peak: 11.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Upper Mill Site: 8.9 mi
  • Lower Mill: 8.9 mi
  • 1930's Colorado River Work Boat: 9.6 mi
  • Cobra Gunship Helicopter Display: 9.8 mi
  • Valley of the Names: 14.3 mi
Historic sites: 10
  • Jail: 9.1 mi
  • Riley's Store: 9.8 mi
  • windmill water pump: 10.9 mi
  • Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 18.9 mi
  • Araz Stage Station: 20.1 mi
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 7
Springs: 6
  • Carrizo Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Yuma Mineral Spring: 20.4 mi
  • Dixon Spring: 22.4 mi
  • Arrowweed Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Arrowhead Springs: 23.1 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Yuma Beach: 18.6 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 19.0 mi
  • Playa Linda: 19.2 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Whitley Bridge: 7.3 mi
  • Arturos Bridge: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bear Canyon Falls: 12.5 mi
  • Carrizo Falls: 13.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Cliffs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Castle Dome PeakENE 66°1,151 m20.3 mi
Thumb PeakENE 79°1,007 m21.3 mi
Mohave PeakN 356°840 m21.6 mi
Needles EyeNNW 345°755 m22.5 mi
Quartz PeakWNW 293°664 m22.5 mi
Thumb ButteE 83°651 m21.7 mi
Black MountainWNW 286°646 m22.0 mi
Peter Kane MountainWNW 292°643 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1718:50
June solstice05:3119:1419:50
September equinox06:2718:0318:36
December solstice06:3815:5816:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F576066728089949489776455
Precip in0.50.50.40.10.00.00.20.40.40.20.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Proving Ground, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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