West Wetlands Park
West Wetlands Park is a park in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Red Top Mountain stands 665 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Playa Linda, a beach 0.2 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe Henry Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Shaw Field: 0.7 mi
- Sanguinetti Athletic Field: 0.8 mi
- Carver Park: 0.8 mi
- Bridge Park: 0.9 mi
- Prison Hill: 1.4 mi
- Sierra Prieta: 1.7 mi
- Pilot Knob Mesa: 6.3 mi
- Pilot Knob: 6.4 mi
- Yuma Mesa: 6.5 mi
- Railroad Passenger Car: 1.0 mi
- Southern Pacific Engine 2521: 1.2 mi
- Ocean to Ocean Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Araz Stage Station Ruins: 3.6 mi
- Yuma Armed Forces Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Cibola Raider: 3.2 mi
- Araz Stage Station: 3.6 mi
- United States Marine Corps: 5.6 mi
- Site of Camp Pilot Knob: 6.8 mi
- Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park: 1.0 mi
- Bureau of Reclamation: 1.0 mi
- Yuma History Museum: 1.1 mi
- Sanguinetti House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Yuma Territory Live Steamers: 1.7 mi
- Colorado City: 0.6 mi
- Fortuna: 11.2 mi
- Hedges: 15.2 mi
- Gila City: 16.2 mi
- Dome: 16.2 mi
- Playa Linda: 0.2 mi
- Centennial Beach: 0.3 mi
- Yuma Beach: 1.4 mi
- Yuma Mineral Spring: 3.0 mi
- Carrizo Spring: 20.3 mi
- Dripping Spring: 23.5 mi
- Arturos Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Whitley Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Bear Canyon Falls: 19.8 mi
- Carrizo Falls: 20.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
- Sand Hills Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Bear Canyon Bluff: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Wetlands Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Top Mountain | ESE 118° | 665 m | 22.5 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 334° | 646 m | 24.9 mi |
| Stud Mountain | NW 323° | 611 m | 10.9 mi |
| Klothos Temple | E 84° | 506 m | 21.9 mi |
| Pasadena Peak | NW 316° | 480 m | 11.4 mi |
| Picacho Peak | N 355° | 439 m | 16.8 mi |
| Pasadena Mountain | NW 312° | 437 m | 9.5 mi |
| Muggins Peak | E 87° | 410 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:14 | 19:50 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:04 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 17:00 | 17:37 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 58 | 61 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 86 | 76 | 65 | 56 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yuma Quartermaster Depot, 1 mi away.
- Northern Mockingbird74 obs
- Mallard71 obs
- Frémont Cottonwood65 obs
- Verdin61 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler57 obs
- Gambel's Quail49 obs
- Gila Woodpecker47 obs
- Desert Cottontail47 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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