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Harshaw

Harshaw from directly overhead

Harshaw is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,482 m. Mount Wrightson stands 2,882 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Hermosa Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 5.5 miles off.

ghost town in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

What the record says

Founded
1873

How to reach it

Coordinates31.46720, -110.70700

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Hermosa Hill: 1.3 mi
  • American Peak: 1.7 mi
  • Red Mountain: 2.6 mi
  • Saddle Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • North Saddle Mountain: 4.1 mi
Springs
  • Farrell Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Paymaster Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Kennedy Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Gate Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Shannon Spring: 6.3 mi
Parks: 35
  • Richardson Park: 5.7 mi
  • Fleischer Park: 14.9 mi
  • Eusebio Kino Park: 15.3 mi
  • Las Lagunas de Anza Wetlands: 15.5 mi
  • City Hall Park: 15.7 mi
Historic sites: 22
  • Railroad Bridge Abutment: 5.7 mi
  • Railroad Bridge Abutment: 5.7 mi
  • Model 1848 Caboose: 5.7 mi
  • Train Order Semaphore: 5.8 mi
  • Mowry Mine Monument: 5.8 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Museums: 7
  • The Patagonia Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Pete Kitchens Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Primeria Alta History Museum: 16.5 mi
  • Museo de Arte de Nogales: 16.9 mi
  • Fort Huachuca Museum: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Camp Yuma: 20.3 mi
  • Camp Mohave: 20.4 mi
  • Madera Traailhead Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
  • Madera Canyon Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Attractions: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Harshaw. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WrightsonNNW 332°2,882.32 m17.9 mi
Pat Scott PeakE 97°2,596 m21.4 mi
Mount HopkinsNW 326°2,576 m18.6 mi
Josephine PeakNNW 332°2,563 m16.8 mi
Huachuca PeakE 85°2,554 m19.2 mi
McCleary PeakNNW 335°2,546 m19.8 mi
Florida PeakNNW 338°2,480 m19.3 mi
Peterson PeakE 88°2,410 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0318:35
June solstice05:1918:5619:31
September equinox06:1217:4918:21
December solstice07:1916:4817:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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