Skip to content
Byway
Ghost town · Arizona

Duquesne

Duquesne from directly overhead

Duquesne is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,619 m. Miller Peak stands 2,886 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Washington Camp, a ghost town 1.0 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 10 miles off.

human settlement in Arizona, United States of America

The record

What the record says

Founded
1890
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates31.37100, -110.68600
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Benton Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Paymaster Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Crescent Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Shannon Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Farrell Spring: 4.7 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Washington: 2.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Cerro El Tordillo: 4.4 mi
  • American Peak: 5.6 mi
  • Hermosa Hill: 6.3 mi
Parks: 28
  • Richardson Park: 12.3 mi
  • Fleischer Park: 14.3 mi
  • Eusebio Kino Park: 14.4 mi
  • Benito Juarez: 14.4 mi
  • Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
Historic sites: 19
Ghost towns: 7
Museums: 5
  • The Patagonia Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Primeria Alta History Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Museo de Arte de Nogales: 15.5 mi
  • Pete Kitchens Museum: 16.1 mi
  • Fort Huachuca Museum: 22.7 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Camp Yuma: 21.9 mi
  • Camp Mohave: 22.0 mi
  • Resevoir Hill Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Carr Canyon Waterfall: 24.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Duquesne. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Miller PeakE 86°2,885.77 m23.2 mi
Mount WrightsonNNW 337°2,882.32 m24.4 mi
Carr PeakE 83°2,815.66 m22.7 mi
Ramsey PeakENE 78°2,659 m21.2 mi
Pat Scott PeakENE 79°2,596 m20.4 mi
Josephine PeakNNW 337°2,563 m23.3 mi
Huachuca PeakENE 65°2,554 m19.7 mi
Granite PeakE 82°2,547 m21.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0318:35
June solstice05:2018:5519:31
September equinox06:1217:4918:21
December solstice07:1916:4817:25

Local time (America/Hermosillo).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jan–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505257627080817975665749
Precip in0.80.80.60.30.10.54.23.41.50.60.61.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nogales Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

WikipediaWikidata
More ghost towns in Arizona

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore ghost towns
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Duquesne.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens