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San Rafael

San Rafael from directly overhead

San Rafael is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 662 m. Osobavi Peak stands 1,667 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Point, a peak 4.0 miles away. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

human settlement in Arizona, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates31.73720, -112.02400

31 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • Rocky Point: 4.0 mi
  • Wolfley Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Topawa Hills: 10.5 mi
  • Artesa Mountains: 11.2 mi
  • La Lesna Peak: 11.8 mi
Springs: 2
  • Mimsh Wahia: 17.1 mi
  • Koson Vaya: 21.7 mi
Parks: 1
  • Vopolo Havoka: 5.2 mi
Museums: 1
  • Tohono O'odham Nation Museum and Cultural Center: 13.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Osobavi PeakE 93°1,667 m24.0 mi
Lalo PeakESE 106°1,508 m23.7 mi
Aguirre PeakESE 107°1,486 m23.8 mi
Three PeaksE 100°1,468 m23.4 mi
Morena MountainSE 139°1,319 m13.1 mi
Horse PeakSE 139°1,305 m13.1 mi
South MountainNNW 338°1,201 m19.5 mi
Ben Nevis MountainNNW 343°1,046 m23.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0818:40
June solstice05:2419:0219:37
September equinox06:1717:5418:26
December solstice07:2516:5217:29

Local time (America/Hermosillo).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424347526070706966584942
Precip in1.71.51.50.30.30.44.04.42.40.90.71.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kitt Peak, 29 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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