Ghost town · Arizona
Sasco
Sasco is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 559 m. Jeffords Peak stands 1,431 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sasco Hotel, a historic site 0.5 miles away. 139 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona
What the record says
- Founded
- 1907
How to reach it
Coordinates32.53500, -111.43944
139 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 57
- Cerro Prieto: 1.1 mi
- Samaniego Hills: 1.8 mi
- Pan Quemado: 2.1 mi
- Ragged Top: 6.6 mi
- Wolcott Peak: 6.7 mi
Parks: 35
- Red Rock Village Park: 6.7 mi
- SC Ranch Park: 13.7 mi
- San Lucas Community Park: 14.4 mi
- Ora Mae Harn District Park: 14.8 mi
- Gladden Farms Community Park: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 15
- Sasco Hotel: 0.5 mi
- Gobea: 2.5 mi
- Battle of Picacho Pass Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Mormon Trail Historical Marker: 8.0 mi
- Titan II Missile Base 571-7: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Downtown Marana Sign/Cowboy Statue: 14.0 mi
- Cowboy and Cowgirl Dancing Wood Artwork: 16.3 mi
- Horse Wood Artwork: 16.3 mi
- Cowgirl Wood Artwork: 16.3 mi
- Pinal Martial Arts Mural: 16.3 mi
Nature reserves: 10
- Picacho Peak State Park: 8.1 mi
- Simpson Farm: 8.5 mi
- Marana Cottonwoods: 9.6 mi
- Los Robles Wash: 10.2 mi
- Lower Santa Cruz Replenishment: 15.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Rooster Cogburn’s Ostrich Ranch: 7.8 mi
- Picacho Peak State Park Visitor Center: 8.0 mi
- Bell AH1 Cobra Michelle: 10.7 mi
- Prehistoric Rock Art: 21.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Cochie Spring: 21.2 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 21.8 mi
- Bass Spring: 22.2 mi
Gardens: 2
- Veterans Center Garden: 16.5 mi
- Eloy Community Garden: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Signal Hill Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sasco. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffords Peak | E 91° | 1,431 m | 23.2 mi |
| Wasson Peak | SE 137° | 1,414 m | 24.9 mi |
| Newman Peak | N 10° | 1,368 m | 12.9 mi |
| Amole Peak | SE 137° | 1,337 m | 24.6 mi |
| Tortilla | E 82° | 1,302 m | 23.2 mi |
| Silver Bell Peak | SSW 199° | 1,301 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ragged Top | SSW 206° | 1,191 m | 6.6 mi |
| Confidence Peak | SSW 208° | 1,139 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:38 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| September equinox | 06:15 | 17:51 | 18:24 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:47 | 17:25 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 54 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 79 | 88 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 75 | 63 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Picacho 8 SE, 8 mi away.
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