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Quigley Wildlife Area

Quigley Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Quigley Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Thumb Peak stands 1,007 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiwanis Park, a park 1.6 miles away. 34 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.

What the record says

Built
1994

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.72307, -113.96447

34 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 17
  • Antelope Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Radar Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Wellton Mesa: 5.9 mi
  • Signal Butte: 9.7 mi
  • Red Bluff Mountain: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Attractions: 4
  • Natural Arch: 19.3 mi
  • Natural Arch: 19.8 mi
  • Natural Arch: 20.0 mi
  • Natural Arch: 20.2 mi
Parks: 3
  • Kiwanis Park: 1.6 mi
  • Butterfield Park: 10.5 mi
  • Westside Park: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Glynns Falls: 20.4 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Big Eye Mine: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thumb PeakNNW 339°1,007 m22.4 mi
Sheep MountainSW 230°949 m20.5 mi
Coyote PeakS 189°851 m14.8 mi
Buck PeakS 170°785 m23.9 mi
Red Top MountainWSW 243°665 m21.8 mi
Thumb ButteNNW 339°651 m20.6 mi
Red Bluff MountainWNW 298°545 m11.1 mi
Raven ButteSSW 201°541 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1518:48
June solstice05:2919:1119:48
September equinox06:2518:0218:34
December solstice07:3516:5717:35

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545864717987949488756253
Precip in0.40.60.40.10.10.00.40.40.40.20.30.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacna 3 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/643551497

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