Ghost town · Arizona
Drift Desert
Drift Desert is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Cunningham Mountain stands 1,007 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Miller Park, a park 1.8 miles away. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
Ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona
How to reach it
Coordinates33.41370, -114.64690
45 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 22
- Palo Verde Peak: 9.5 mi
- Needles Eye: 10.4 mi
- Thumb Peak: 12.6 mi
- Flat Tops: 12.7 mi
- Mohave Peak: 13.0 mi
Parks: 12
- Miller Park: 1.8 mi
- Thirty Eighth Street County Park: 1.8 mi
- Palo Verde County Park: 4.6 mi
- Cibola National Wildlife Refuge: 7.3 mi
- Jack E. Marlowe Ripley Family Park: 7.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Clapp Spring: 12.1 mi
- Well: 13.1 mi
- Arrowweed Spring: 16.2 mi
- Arrowhead Springs: 16.7 mi
- Peter Kane Water Hole: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Ehrenberg Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Wiley's Well Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Gooseflats Wildlife Area: 12.6 mi
Museums: 1
- Palo Verde Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drift Desert. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Mountain | ENE 58° | 1,007 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | NE 50° | 901 m | 21.6 mi |
| Ferra Peak | NE 50° | 896 m | 21.6 mi |
| Mohave Peak | SE 137° | 840 m | 13.0 mi |
| Needles Eye | SSE 152° | 755 m | 10.4 mi |
| La Cholla Mountain | NE 54° | 695 m | 23.4 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SSW 204° | 664 m | 24.6 mi |
| Peter Kane Mountain | SSW 204° | 643 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:16 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 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–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 74 | 63 | 52 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blythe, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Blythe · 14 mi
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