Ghost town · Arizona
Clip
Clip is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Mohave Peak stands 840 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Arrowweed Spring, a spring 4.4 miles away. 56 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
former steamboat landing in Yuma County, Arizona Territory
How to reach it
Coordinates33.18639, -114.67167
56 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 24
- Needles Eye: 9.0 mi
- Quartz Peak: 11.0 mi
- Peter Kane Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Buzzards Peak: 11.5 mi
- Palo Verde Peak: 11.6 mi
Parks: 9
- Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: 7.3 mi
- Imperial National Wildlife Refuge: 7.8 mi
- Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: 8.7 mi
- Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: 10.2 mi
- Picacho State Recreation Area: 12.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Arrowweed Spring: 4.4 mi
- Arrowhead Springs: 5.0 mi
- Peter Kane Water Hole: 11.4 mi
- Carrizo Spring: 11.5 mi
- Well: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 5
- 1930's Colorado River Work Boat: 11.8 mi
- Lower Mill: 12.0 mi
- Upper Mill Site: 12.1 mi
- Valley of the Names: 21.3 mi
- Tumco: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Picacho: 11.8 mi
- Drift Desert: 15.8 mi
- Castle Dome Landing: 19.5 mi
- Hedges: 23.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
- windmill water pump: 11.0 mi
- Riley's Store: 11.7 mi
- Jail: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Carrizo Falls: 11.5 mi
- Bear Canyon Falls: 11.8 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Whitley Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Arturos Bridge: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Bear Canyon Bluff: 10.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clip. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave Peak | ENE 59° | 840 m | 12.1 mi |
| Needles Eye | NE 44° | 755 m | 9.0 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SW 233° | 664 m | 11.0 mi |
| Mount Barrow | W 261° | 659 m | 16.0 mi |
| Black Mountain | SW 225° | 646 m | 12.8 mi |
| Peter Kane Mountain | SW 231° | 643 m | 11.2 mi |
| North Trigo Peaks | NE 37° | 638 m | 24.3 mi |
| Stud Mountain | SSW 192° | 611 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:15 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:39 | 15:58 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Proving Ground, 29 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Blythe · 30 mi
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