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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
Historic sites: 3
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

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohave PeakENE 59°840 m12.1 mi
Needles EyeNE 44°755 m9.0 mi
Quartz PeakSW 233°664 m11.0 mi
Mount BarrowW 261°659 m16.0 mi
Black MountainSW 225°646 m12.8 mi
Peter Kane MountainSW 231°643 m11.2 mi
North Trigo PeaksNE 37°638 m24.3 mi
Stud MountainSSW 192°611 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4318:1818:51
June solstice05:3119:1519:52
September equinox06:2818:0418:37
December solstice06:3915:5816:36

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 29 mi away.

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