Ghost town · Arizona
Gila City
Gila City is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Thumb Peak stands 1,007 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Dome, a ghost town 0.1 miles away. 133 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
ghost town in Yuma County, Arizona
How to reach it
Coordinates32.75500, -114.36300
133 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: 5.8 mi
- Muggins Peak: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 18
- McPhaul Suspension Bridge: 3.4 mi
- Cobra Gunship Helicopter Display: 5.8 mi
- Sunset Vista: Funeral home, cemetery, and crematory.: 8.2 mi
- Bumper Boats: 12.3 mi
- Ocean to Ocean Bridge: 14.8 mi
Museums: 9
- Military Tanks and Ground Artillery Display: 5.3 mi
- Cloud Museum: 11.2 mi
- Yuma Territory Live Steamers: 14.6 mi
- Sanguinetti House Museum: 15.1 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 15.2 mi
Historic sites: 9
- Tank in cemetery; military memorial.: 8.2 mi
- Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 14.9 mi
- United States Marine Corps: 14.9 mi
- Cibola Raider: 18.3 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Dome: 0.1 mi
- Fortuna: 6.9 mi
- Colorado City: 15.6 mi
- Castle Dome Landing: 15.6 mi
- Fillibusters Camp: 18.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Dripping Spring: 13.2 mi
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 14.8 mi
- Dixon Spring: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 3
- Yuma Beach: 14.8 mi
- Centennial Beach: 15.9 mi
- Playa Linda: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Betty's Kitchen Watchable Wildlife Area: 8.5 mi
- Quigley Wildlife Area: 23.3 mi
Natural arches: 2
- Arturos Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Whitley Bridge: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
- Robert J Moody Demonstration Garden: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gila City. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thumb Peak | NE 39° | 1,007 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SSE 154° | 949 m | 17.1 mi |
| Red Top Mountain | SSE 163° | 665 m | 12.8 mi |
| Thumb Butte | NE 43° | 651 m | 23.2 mi |
| Stud Mountain | WNW 288° | 611 m | 23.7 mi |
| Red Bluff Mountain | ENE 77° | 545 m | 13.7 mi |
| Klothos Temple | E 86° | 506 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pasadena Peak | WNW 285° | 480 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:49 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:58 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 57 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Proving Ground, 6 mi away.
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