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Big Horn Station

Big Horn Station from directly overhead

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

Coordinates32.85922, -112.39267

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • 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
Historic sites: 10
  • 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
Parks: 6
  • 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
Museums: 4
Rest areas: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Gatlin Archeological Site: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Table TopESE 115°1,333 m17.2 mi
Maricopa PeakS 174°1,239 m7.4 mi
Sand Tank PeakS 176°1,183 m12.6 mi
Javelina MountainS 190°1,171 m7.1 mi
Black MountainESE 123°1,008 m15.2 mi
Little Table TopSE 127°944 m18.1 mi
Sevenmile MountainNNE 28°899 m20.9 mi
Cathedral RockSSE 150°861 m25.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0918:42
June solstice05:2319:0519:42
September equinox06:1817:5518:28
December solstice07:2916:5017:28

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F566066728090959589776455
Precip in0.80.90.70.30.40.10.60.90.30.40.50.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gila Bend 2SE, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/744476141

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