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Bouse Wash Rest Area

Bouse Wash Rest Area from directly overhead

Bouse Wash Rest Area is a rest area in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 409 m. Harquahala Mountain stands 1,705 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway passes 20 miles off. 50 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates33.61402, -113.64559

20.3 mi off the Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway

Around it

50 named places within 25 miles

Peaks40

Black Rock Hill: 1.7 mi
Martin Peak: 4.6 mi
Pyramid Peak: 5.2 mi
Little Harquahala Mountains: 5.5 mi
Sore Fingers: 8.1 mi

Springs4

Wilkinson Seep: 20.2 mi
Alamo Spring: 21.3 mi
Holly Seep: 21.3 mi
Jasper Spring: 23.3 mi

Parks2

Centennial Park: 13.1 mi
Pioneer Park: 15.5 mi

Attractions2

Royal Arch: 14.9 mi
New Hope: 15.3 mi

Rest areas1

Bouse Wash Rest Area: 0.2 mi

Historic sites1

Hovatter Homestead: 19.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Harquahala Mountain	NE 51°	1,705 m	21.9 mi
Harcuvar Peak	N 1°	1,402 m	20.9 mi
Salome Peak	NNW 346°	1,188 m	16.1 mi
Socorro Peak	NE 47°	1,132 m	14.9 mi
Black Mesa	W 267°	1,101 m	21.7 mi
Low Mountain	NNE 18°	1,070 m	24.2 mi
Eagletail Peak	SE 126°	1,005 m	24.4 mi
New Water	SW 220°	976 m	18.8 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:39	18:14	18:47
June solstice	05:26	19:12	19:49
September equinox	06:23	18:00	18:33
December solstice	07:36	16:53	17:31

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	60	66	71	79	88	92	92	87	77	66	57
Precip in	0.9	0.8	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.4	0.5	0.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kofa Mine, 30 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/108701148

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