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Tiger

Tiger from directly overhead

Tiger is a ghost town in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 933 m. Mount Lemmon stands 2,794 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Sky Island Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona

What the record says

Founded
1881

How to reach it

Coordinates32.70780, -110.68200

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Red Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Signal Peak: 3.7 mi
  • Black Hills: 4.2 mi
  • Ray Spring Hill: 8.3 mi
  • American Flag Hill: 8.8 mi
Springs
  • Shultz Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Ray Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Putnam Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Buzzard Roost Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Copper Springs: 9.7 mi
Historic sites: 23
  • Horse Camp: 10.9 mi
  • Miner's Grave: 11.1 mi
  • Southern Belle Mine: 11.2 mi
  • Old Finch Ranch: 12.6 mi
  • Horse Foot Ranch: 13.4 mi
Parks: 14
  • Ysidro Ruiz Park: 2.5 mi
  • Mammoth Softball Field Park: 2.6 mi
  • San Manuel Park: 7.4 mi
  • San Manuel Main Street Park: 8.0 mi
  • Oracle Park: 8.7 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Incinerated Ridge: 21.4 mi
  • Tall Wall: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Seven Catarcts: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Tiger. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount LemmonSSW 199°2,794 m19.4 mi
Marshall PeakSSW 194°2,530 m20.2 mi
Spencer PeakS 190°2,493 m20.2 mi
Syke KnobSSW 192°2,426 m19.5 mi
Westfall KnobS 185°2,364 m19.5 mi
Samaniego PeakSSW 206°2,312 m18.3 mi
Marble PeakSSW 192°2,297 m16.8 mi
Rice PeakSSW 196°2,289 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2718:0218:35
June solstice05:1618:5819:34
September equinox06:1217:4818:21
December solstice07:2216:4417:21

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454853596778817974645445
Precip in1.41.51.00.50.40.42.33.61.20.81.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oracle SP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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