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Cerro Colorado

Cerro Colorado from directly overhead

Cerro Colorado is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,117 m. Atascosa Mountains stands 1,947 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 29 miles off.

ghost town in southern Pima County, Arizona

How to reach it

Coordinates31.65890, -111.27200

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Cerro Colorado: 0.9 mi
  • Cerro Colorado Mountains: 3.2 mi
  • Silver Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Twin Peaks: 5.0 mi
  • Sheriffs Mesa: 6.5 mi
Springs: 59
  • Saucito Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Red Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Red Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Diablito Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Cienegita Spring: 9.0 mi
Parks: 15
  • Schoolhouse Park: 6.6 mi
  • Bluenos Aires National Wildlife Area: 10.7 mi
  • Ron Morris County Park: 13.9 mi
  • Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge: 18.0 mi
  • Canoa Preserve Park: 20.2 mi
Historic sites: 11
  • Pfirmmer house: 13.7 mi
  • Mercantile: 13.7 mi
  • Tumacacori Mission Cemetery: 14.4 mi
  • Buffalo Soldiers Cemetary: 18.1 mi
  • Casa Piedra: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Cienega Trail, Buenos Aires NWR: 6.5 mi
  • Crusher: 6.5 mi
  • Bat viewing benches: 13.9 mi
  • Buenos Aires Corral: 15.0 mi
  • Quail Pen: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Arivaca Community Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Native Plant Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 15.0 mi
Museums: 3
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Jagiar Canyon Water Falls: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Cerro Colorado. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Atascosa MountainsSSE 155°1,947 m17.3 mi
Atascosa PeakSSE 155°1,926 m17.3 mi
Keystone PeakNNE 12°1,881 m15.4 mi
Samaniego PeakNNE 14°1,814 m18.0 mi
Red Boy PeakNNE 13°1,808 m14.6 mi
Placer PeakNNE 14°1,801 m15.8 mi
Ramanote PeakSSE 150°1,785 m16.8 mi
Elephant HeadENE 77°1,709 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3018:0518:37
June solstice05:2118:5819:34
September equinox06:1417:5118:23
December solstice07:2216:4917:26

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485055606877807974655547
Precip in1.21.10.80.30.20.53.83.41.81.10.91.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tumacacori NM, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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