Big Horn Station
Big Horn Station is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 525 m. Table Top stands 1,333 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Isanaklesh Peaks, a peak 4.9 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
Established by the Bender family in the mid-1920s Big Horn station was the only place for travelers to stop between Casa Grande and Gila Bend on what was then Highway 84.
How to reach it
53 named places within 25 miles
- Isanaklesh Peaks: 4.9 mi
- Lost Horse Peak: 5.1 mi
- Javelina Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Maricopa Peak: 7.4 mi
- Round Butte: 8.0 mi
- Farley's Cabin: 5.2 mi
- Johnson Well: 10.4 mi
- McCray Well: 12.1 mi
- South Vekol Well: 12.6 mi
- Desert Station: 13.4 mi
- West Pinal (Kortsen) Park: 16.2 mi
- Rotary Centennial Park: 19.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Milton "Paul" Antone Memorial Park: 22.0 mi
- Hohokam Youth Park: 23.1 mi
- Ernie Adams Dwarf Car Museum: 15.0 mi
- Gila Bend Museum: 20.4 mi
- Him-Dak Eco-Museum: 21.8 mi
- Historic BIA Agent House: 22.3 mi
- Maricopa-Stanfield Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Gatlin Archeological Site: 19.8 mi
- Petroglyphs: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Horn Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table Top | ESE 115° | 1,333 m | 17.2 mi |
| Maricopa Peak | S 174° | 1,239 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sand Tank Peak | S 176° | 1,183 m | 12.6 mi |
| Javelina Mountain | S 190° | 1,171 m | 7.1 mi |
| Black Mountain | ESE 123° | 1,008 m | 15.2 mi |
| Little Table Top | SE 127° | 944 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sevenmile Mountain | NNE 28° | 899 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cathedral Rock | SSE 150° | 861 m | 25.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:34 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:18 | 17:55 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 56 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 80 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 89 | 77 | 64 | 55 |
| Precip in | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gila Bend 2SE, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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