Ghost town · Arizona
Colorado City
Colorado City is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Red Top Mountain stands 665 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Centennial Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Yuma County, Arizona, United States
What the record says
- Abandoned
- 1862
How to reach it
Coordinates32.72970, -114.63000
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bridge Park: 0.4 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 0.5 mi
- West Wetlands Park: 0.6 mi
- Quechan Diabetes Walking Park: 0.6 mi
- Pivot Point Plaza: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 22
- Prison Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sierra Prieta: 1.3 mi
- Yuma Mesa: 6.0 mi
- Pilot Knob Mesa: 6.8 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 16
- Railroad Passenger Car: 0.4 mi
- Southern Pacific Engine 2521: 0.6 mi
- Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge: 0.8 mi
- Ocean to Ocean Bridge: 0.8 mi
- Araz Stage Station Ruins: 4.1 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Cibola Raider: 3.4 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 4.1 mi
- United States Marine Corps: 5.2 mi
- Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 7.4 mi
Museums: 8
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 0.4 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 0.5 mi
- Yuma History Museum: 0.6 mi
- Sanguinetti House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Yuma Territory Live Steamers: 1.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Fortuna: 10.6 mi
- Gila City: 15.6 mi
- Hedges: 15.7 mi
- Dome: 15.7 mi
- Castle Dome Landing: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Centennial Beach: 0.3 mi
- Playa Linda: 0.8 mi
- Yuma Beach: 0.8 mi
Springs: 3
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 2.6 mi
- Carrizo Spring: 20.4 mi
- Dripping Spring: 23.0 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Arturos Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Whitley Bridge: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Bear Canyon Falls: 19.9 mi
- Carrizo Falls: 20.4 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
- Sand Hills Rest Area: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Bear Canyon Bluff: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Colorado City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Top Mountain | ESE 118° | 665 m | 22.0 mi |
| Stud Mountain | NW 321° | 611 m | 11.3 mi |
| Klothos Temple | E 84° | 506 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pasadena Peak | NW 314° | 480 m | 11.8 mi |
| Picacho Peak | N 353° | 439 m | 16.9 mi |
| Pasadena Mountain | NW 310° | 437 m | 10.0 mi |
| Muggins Peak | E 87° | 410 m | 22.0 mi |
| Dragon's Nest | NNW 327° | 396 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:14 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 06:38 | 16:00 | 16:37 |
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 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Quartermaster Depot, under a mile away.
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