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Kentucky Camp

Kentucky Camp from directly overhead

Kentucky Camp is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,521 m. Mount Wrightson stands 2,882 m to the west-southwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Barn, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Patagonia-Sonoita Scenic Road passes 3.4 miles off.

human settlement in Arizona, United States of America

What the record says

Founded
1905

How to reach it

Coordinates31.73694, -110.72861

Named places within 25 miles

Springs
  • Apache Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Bowman Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Sweetwater Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Aliso Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Tunnel Spring: 4.5 mi
Peaks
  • Granite Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Castle Dome: 4.7 mi
  • Ditch Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Florida Peak: 6.0 mi
  • McCleary Peak: 7.0 mi
Parks: 29
  • Richardson Park: 13.8 mi
  • Santa Rita III Park: 14.4 mi
  • Narrows: 14.4 mi
  • Sycamore Canyon Park: 14.7 mi
  • Canoa Preserve Park: 16.3 mi
Historic sites: 23
Ghost towns: 9
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Mt. Wrightson Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Madera Traailhead Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
  • Madera Canyon Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Camp Mohave: 24.8 mi
  • Camp Yuma: 24.8 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 5
  • Addendum Wall: 19.5 mi
  • Shallow End: 19.6 mi
  • Spine Cave: 19.7 mi
  • Superfly Sector: 19.7 mi
  • Bee Cave: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Patagonia Memorial Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Patagonia Community Garden: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.6 miles of Kentucky Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WrightsonWSW 248°2,882.32 m7.6 mi
Mount HopkinsWSW 250°2,576 m9.8 mi
Josephine PeakWSW 240°2,563 m7.7 mi
McCleary PeakW 265°2,546 m7.0 mi
Apache PeakENE 71°2,530 m18.6 mi
Florida PeakW 263°2,480 m6.0 mi
French Joe PeakENE 72°2,321 m18.6 mi
Pete MountainWSW 258°2,307 m10.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0318:35
June solstice05:1918:5619:32
September equinox06:1217:4918:21
December solstice07:2016:4717:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F474853596776777572645546

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sonoita, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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