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Peterman's Station

Peterman's Station from directly overhead

Peterman's Station is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Thumb Peak stands 1,007 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Butte, a peak 5.5 miles away. 30 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.

ghost town in Yuma County, Arizona

How to reach it

Coordinates32.76810, -113.81500

30 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 13
Attractions: 4
  • Natural Arch: 22.2 mi
  • Natural Arch: 22.5 mi
  • Natural Arch: 22.9 mi
  • Natural Arch: 24.1 mi
Parks: 3
  • Kiwanis Park: 9.2 mi
  • Butterfield Park: 19.7 mi
  • Westside Park: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Glynns Falls: 15.6 mi
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Peterman's Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thumb PeakNW 317°1,007 m24.4 mi
Coyote PeakSSW 212°851 m20.9 mi
Thumb ButteNW 315°651 m22.7 mi
Red Bluff MountainW 277°545 m18.6 mi
Black HillsNNW 328°381 m15.1 mi
Aztec HillsE 89°259 m21.0 mi
Antelope HillWSW 249°245 m12.5 mi
Texas HillENE 58°233 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1518:47
June solstice05:2819:1119:47
September equinox06:2418:0118:33
December solstice07:3416:5617:34

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864717987949488756253
Precip in0.40.60.40.10.10.00.40.40.40.20.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacna 3 NE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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