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Coolidge Dam

Coolidge Dam from directly overhead

Coolidge Dam is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 811 m. Mount Turnbull stands 2,527 m to the southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Apache Cultural Museum, a museum 0.9 miles away. Gila-Pinal Scenic Road passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
2014
Getting there

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Coordinates33.29933, -110.46168
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Peridot Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Flatiron Mesa: 3.9 mi
  • Bucket Mountain: 6.1 mi
  • Mount Triplet: 7.2 mi
  • Salt Mountain: 8.3 mi
Springs
  • Dripping Springs: 5.5 mi
  • Hackberry Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Wild Horse Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Willow Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Kidde Spring: 7.3 mi
Parks: 12
  • Globe Communtiy Center: 18.9 mi
  • Veteran's Park: 20.0 mi
  • Nofsgar Hill Baseball Complex: 20.1 mi
  • Ryan Park: 20.3 mi
  • Pinal and Upper Pinal;Upper Pinal Campground: 20.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Captain Pass: 18.1 mi
  • Kellner Group Picnic Site: 21.3 mi
  • McMinnville Camp: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Old Dominion Mine Park: 20.5 mi
  • "M" Hill: 24.9 mi
  • Three Crosses: 24.9 mi
Museums: 2
  • Apache Cultural Museum: 0.9 mi
  • Gila County Historical Museum: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Coolidge Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TurnbullSE 143°2,527 m19.4 mi
Pinal PeakW 267°2,389 m20.8 mi
Pinal MountainsW 267°2,389 m20.8 mi
Signal PeakW 269°2,381 m21.6 mi
Crystal PeakSSE 156°2,169 m20.2 mi
Granite PeakSSE 150°2,160 m20.3 mi
Stanley ButteSSE 164°2,133 m20.3 mi
East MountainW 267°2,101 m18.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2618:0118:34
June solstice05:1418:5919:35
September equinox06:1117:4718:20
December solstice07:2216:4117:19

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454955637281858478675445
Precip in1.91.71.20.40.50.11.61.81.10.90.91.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — SAN Carlos Rsvr, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9031350856

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