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Fort Horn Monument

Fort Horn Monument from directly overhead

Fort Horn Monument is a historic site in Arizona, at a recorded elevation of 134 m. Black Dome stands 640 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Horn Railway Station, a historic site 4.1 miles away. 27 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.

The story

park in Yuma County, Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49490577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
134 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.91871, -113.56588

27 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 14
  • Texas Hill: 9.6 mi
  • White Mountain: 11.5 mi
  • Half White Mountain: 11.6 mi
  • Aztec Hills: 11.9 mi
  • Baragan Mountain: 13.8 mi
Historic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Glynns Falls: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black DomeNW 318°640 m21.1 mi
Black MountainNNE 30°539 m24.2 mi
Aguila MountainsSE 145°535 m22.9 mi
Turtleback MountainNNE 33°454 m18.2 mi
Flat Top ButteNNW 348°408 m15.0 mi
Baragan MountainNNE 29°384 m13.8 mi
Black HillsW 276°381 m22.6 mi
Sentinel PeakE 95°300 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3918:1418:46
June solstice05:2719:1019:47
September equinox06:2318:0018:32
December solstice07:3416:5517:32

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555864697785929286756354

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dateland Whitewing RCH, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 03000900OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Camp Horn Monument, reference 03000900, listed 09/12/03.

OpenStreetMap element node/359285903

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