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Swansea Peak

Swansea Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Swansea Peak rises to 686 m in Arizona. Harcuvar Peak stands 1,402 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Planet Peak, a peak 1.8 miles away. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 41 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in La Paz County, Arizona, United States of America

Wikidata Q49077302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
686 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.16613, -113.95077

102 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 41
  • Planet Peak: 1.8 mi
  • Tunnel Peak: 3.9 mi
  • Mineral Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Clara Peak: 7.9 mi
  • Gibraltar Mountain: 9.9 mi
Parks: 25
  • Havasu National Wildlife Refuge: 10.0 mi
  • Bucksin Mountain State Park: 11.5 mi
  • Cable Car Day Use Area: 13.1 mi
  • Buckskin Mountain State Park: 13.6 mi
  • Bullfrog Day Use Area: 14.2 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Swansea Mine Hospital (1927): 6.1 mi
  • Swansea Mine Company Store (1909): 6.1 mi
  • Swansea Mine General Office (1916): 6.1 mi
  • Swansea Worker's Cottages (1912): 6.1 mi
  • Manager's Residence (1909): 6.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Bristol Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Havasu Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Mohave Springs: 21.0 mi
  • Mohave Springs: 21.0 mi
  • Willow Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Miner's Arch: 5.4 mi
Museums: 1
  • Bouse Museum: 16.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harcuvar PeakSE 134°1,402 m24.8 mi
McCracken PeakNNE 27°1,074 m21.7 mi
Eagle PointNE 47°1,034 m23.3 mi
Potts MountainNE 42°1,013 m18.9 mi
Madril PeakNE 47°966 m24.9 mi
Planet PeakW 272°951 m1.8 mi
Fools PeakENE 56°896 m17.1 mi
Black MountainNNW 347°894 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4018:1518:48
June solstice05:2519:1419:51
September equinox06:2518:0118:34
December solstice07:3916:5217:31

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Oct–Apr.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F545865728190959588766353
Precip in1.00.90.80.20.10.00.40.50.60.40.30.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Parker Resrvoir, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359252017

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