Ghost town · Arizona
La Paz
La Paz is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Black Mesa stands 1,101 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is La Paz Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
ghost town in La Paz County, Arizona
What the record says
- Founded
- 1862
How to reach it
Coordinates33.67920, -114.42600
53 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 33
- La Paz Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Middle Camp Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Ferra Peak: 6.0 mi
- Sawtooth Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Peak: 7.1 mi
Parks: 10
- Collis Mayflower County Park: 6.3 mi
- Quechan Park: 7.9 mi
- Sungold Park: 10.3 mi
- Todd Park: 10.9 mi
- Appleby Park: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Hi Jolly Monument: 11.0 mi
- Scadden House: 18.9 mi
- Poston Memorial Monument: 21.4 mi
Museums: 2
- Palo Verde Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Quartzsite Museum: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Drift Desert: 22.3 mi
- Midland: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Ehrenberg Rest Area: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Gooseflats Wildlife Area: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 1
- T Rocks: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of La Paz. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Mesa | ESE 103° | 1,101 m | 23.9 mi |
| Cunningham Mountain | SSE 150° | 1,007 m | 8.7 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | SE 140° | 901 m | 6.0 mi |
| Ferra Peak | SE 140° | 896 m | 6.0 mi |
| Ibex Peak | ENE 74° | 819 m | 23.4 mi |
| Dos Picachos | E 101° | 808 m | 20.2 mi |
| Elephant Back Mountain | E 100° | 798 m | 19.5 mi |
| Guadalupe Mountain | E 92° | 774 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:15 | 19:52 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:03 | 18:36 |
| December solstice | 06:39 | 15:56 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 59 | 65 | 71 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 76 | 63 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ehrenberg 2 E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Blythe · 11 mi
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