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Dome

Dome from directly overhead

Dome is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Thumb Peak stands 1,007 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Gila City, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.

ghost town in Yuma County, Arizona

How to reach it

Coordinates32.75530, -114.36200

134 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Contreras Field (Yuma Aeromodelers): 4.9 mi
  • Yuma Foothills Community Park: 6.5 mi
  • Halo Street Park: 8.5 mi
  • Mittry Lake Wildlife Area: 8.5 mi
  • Cox Field: 8.7 mi
Peaks: 28
  • Boot Peak: 3.3 mi
  • Laguna Mountains: 5.3 mi
  • Long Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Klothos Temple: 5.7 mi
  • Muggins Peak: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Historic sites: 10
  • Tank in cemetery; military memorial.: 8.3 mi
  • Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 14.9 mi
  • United States Marine Corps: 15.0 mi
  • Cibola Raider: 18.3 mi
  • Araz Stage Station: 19.4 mi
Museums: 9
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Dripping Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Yuma Mineral Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Dixon Spring: 23.3 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Yuma Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Centennial Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Playa Linda: 16.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Arturos Bridge: 21.1 mi
  • Whitley Bridge: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Area: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thumb PeakNE 39°1,007 m24.0 mi
Sheep MountainSSE 154°949 m17.1 mi
Red Top MountainSSE 163°665 m12.8 mi
Thumb ButteNE 43°651 m23.1 mi
Stud MountainWNW 287°611 m23.7 mi
Red Bluff MountainENE 77°545 m13.6 mi
Klothos TempleE 86°506 m5.7 mi
Pasadena PeakWNW 285°480 m24.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1718:49
June solstice05:3119:1319:49
September equinox06:2618:0318:36
December solstice07:3716:5817:36

Local time (America/Phoenix).

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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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