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Bonita Well

Bonita Well from directly overhead

Bonita Well is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 412 m. Mount Ajo stands 1,458 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Golden Bell Mine, a picnic site 1.2 miles away. 53 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates32.00922, -112.97529

53 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 37
  • Cipriano Hills: 2.2 mi
  • Quitobaquito Hills: 4.1 mi
  • Pinkley Peak: 6.9 mi
  • Henry: 6.9 mi
  • Bates Mountains: 7.0 mi
Springs: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Cliffs: 1
Natural arches: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AjoE1,458 m16.7 mi
Diaz SpireE1,186 m18.0 mi
Montezumas HeadENE1,109 m17.4 mi
Diaz PeakE1,070 m18.6 mi
Tillotson PeakE983 m13.1 mi
Growler MountainsN973 m16.4 mi
Pinkley PeakE959 m6.9 mi
Kino PeakN957 m7.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1218:44
June solstice05:2719:0619:42
September equinox06:2117:5818:30
December solstice07:2916:5517:32

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F565863697685908985746355
Precip in1.00.90.80.30.20.11.31.80.80.60.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Organ Pipe Cactus NM, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1216154871

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