Camp Bouse Training Area
Camp Bouse Training Area is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 471 m. Smith Peak stands 1,599 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Bouse Peak, a peak 3.8 miles away. Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 65 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
The story
US Army training center during World War II
Wikidata Q85750278, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 26.6 mi off the Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway
65 named places within 25 miles
- Camp Bouse Peak: 3.8 mi
- Battleship Peak: 5.2 mi
- Harcuvar Peak: 9.6 mi
- Clara Peak: 10.2 mi
- Black Butte: 11.1 mi
- Water Tank Hill (1909): 11.1 mi
- Dust Chamber (1910): 11.3 mi
- Copper Smelter (1910): 11.3 mi
- Reverberatory Furance (1912): 11.3 mi
- Dairy Milking House (1910): 11.3 mi
- Camp Bouse: 17.0 mi
- Bouse Community Park: 17.8 mi
- Pioneer Park: 18.5 mi
- Centennial Park: 19.5 mi
- Alamo Wildlife Area: 19.6 mi
- Swansea: 11.5 mi
- Alamo Crossing: 18.0 mi
- Miner's Arch: 11.5 mi
- Alamo Lake State Park: 16.4 mi
- Bouse Museum: 16.9 mi
- The Jumpoff: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Camp Bouse Training Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Peak | E 84° | 1,599 m | 21.8 mi |
| Harcuvar Peak | SE 146° | 1,402 m | 9.6 mi |
| E C P Peak | E 97° | 1,395 m | 14.6 mi |
| Salome Peak | S 175° | 1,188 m | 13.3 mi |
| Socorro Peak | SE 140° | 1,132 m | 24.7 mi |
| Low Mountain | ESE 115° | 1,070 m | 13.8 mi |
| Potts Mountain | N 0° | 1,013 m | 23.5 mi |
| Planet Peak | WNW 304° | 951 m | 17.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:13 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:24 | 18:00 | 18:33 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:52 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Oct–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 49 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 71 | 58 | 48 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alamo DAM, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/7804832369
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