Antelope Hill
Antelope Hill rises to 245 m in Arizona. Thumb Peak stands 1,007 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Radar Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
The story
Antelope Hill, formerly Antelope Peak, is a summit, at an elevation of 804 feet, near the Gila River in Yuma County, Arizona. Antelope Peak was a landmark for travelers on the trails and roads along the course of the Gila River in previous centuries. It was a location of a camp and watering place on the Southern Emigrant Trail, it was nearby the site of the Butterfield Overland Mail, Antelope Peak Station, a later stagecoach station located 15.14 miles east of Mission Camp, which replaced its older Filibusters Camp stage station.
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Wikidata Q16868928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 245 m
How to reach it
38 named places within 25 miles
- Radar Hill: 2.5 mi
- Wellton Mesa: 2.7 mi
- Red Bluff Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Signal Butte: 12.7 mi
- Coyote Peak: 13.3 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 3.7 mi
- Butterfield Park: 7.2 mi
- Westside Park: 8.2 mi
- Yuma Foothills Community Park: 22.8 mi
- Contreras Field (Yuma Aeromodelers): 23.8 mi
- Fillibusters Camp: 2.8 mi
- Peterman's Station: 12.5 mi
- Dome: 20.4 mi
- Gila City: 20.5 mi
- Natural Arch: 19.6 mi
- McPhaul Suspension Bridge: 23.9 mi
- Cobra Gunship Helicopter Display: 24.0 mi
- Sunset Vista: Funeral home, cemetery, and crematory.: 24.8 mi
- Dripping Spring: 17.6 mi
- Dixon Spring: 20.4 mi
- Big Eye Mine: 23.7 mi
- Tank in cemetery; military memorial.: 24.9 mi
- Quigley Wildlife Area: 3.3 mi
- Mohawk Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Glynns Falls: 22.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Antelope Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thumb Peak | NNW 347° | 1,007 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SW 227° | 949 m | 17.4 mi |
| Coyote Peak | S 178° | 851 m | 13.3 mi |
| Buck Peak | SSE 162° | 785 m | 23.3 mi |
| Red Top Mountain | WSW 242° | 665 m | 18.5 mi |
| Thumb Butte | NNW 348° | 651 m | 21.0 mi |
| Red Bluff Mountain | NW 314° | 545 m | 9.5 mi |
| Raven Butte | SSW 195° | 541 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| September equinox | 06:25 | 18:02 | 18:34 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
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 | 54 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 87 | 94 | 94 | 88 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tacna 3 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359241964
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