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Wellton Arizona Map

Explore Wellton, Arizona, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Wellton, Arizona

How to Use This Wellton, Arizona Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wellton, Arizona. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Arizona or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Wellton.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Wellton
State	Arizona (AZ)
County	Yuma County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix)

Latitude	32.640128
Longitude	-114.215152
Population	2,375
Density	31.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	85356
Area Code	480
County Seat	Yuma
School District	Antelope Union High School District

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About Wellton, Arizona

Wellton is a locality in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,375. The population density is 31.8 people per km². Wellton is located at 32.6401°N, 114.2152°W. It observes the Mountain Standard Time — no DST (America/Phoenix) timezone. Wellton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 85356.

Wellton occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the arid character of the Sonoran landscape is defined by the relentless clarity of the desert light. It lies 15.4 miles east of Fortuna Foothills, AZ (from Fortuna Foothills, AZ: bearing 86°T), and is situated 28.0 miles east of Yuma. The terrain slopes gently toward the Gila River, which carves a narrow, vital artery through the parched dust just two miles from the center of Wellton. Beyond the immediate flatlands, the horizon is punctuated by the jagged, austere silhouettes of the Wellton Hills, which rise seven miles distant like iron-colored ridges against an endless sky. Nearby, the expansive reaches of State Trust Land offer a stark, unadorned wilderness, while the proximity of the Mohawk Valley lends a sense of openness to the plains that stretch toward the shimmering heat of the far-off horizon.

Wellton preserves a quiet legacy rooted in the endurance of travelers and the expansion of the rail lines that once anchored its survival in this unforgiving climate. The local economy persists through a measured rhythm of agricultural industry and the needs of those passing through, maintaining a steady, pragmatic existence far removed from the clamor of larger urban centers. Life here follows the subtle shifts of the season, where the primary concern is often the management of water and the cultivation of the land near the Gila River. While the distant surface of Raven Butte Tank remains a rarely visited point of stillness in the landscape, the daily pulse of Wellton remains tied to the dusty roads and the resilient, sun-hardened character of a place that finds its own beauty in the stark, monochromatic simplicity of the desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 298° NW
Muggins Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.1 mi, 336° NW · 7,713 acres
Sunset Vista: Funeral home, cemetery, and crematory. (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 275° W
Tank in cemetery; military memorial. (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 274° W
Quigley-Achee Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 070° E
Texas Hill Lands (State Conservation Area) — 16.3 mi, 065° NE
"_uma" Sign (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 282° W
Cobra Gunship Helicopter Display (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 321° NW
Bumper Boats (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 279° W
Kofa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.9 mi, 000° N · 1.3M acres
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 136° SE · 1.7M acres
Cabeza Prieta Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.3 mi, 136° SE · 792k acres
United States Marine Corps (Monument) — 22.1 mi, 274° W
Yuma Territory Live Steamers (Museum) — 23.8 mi, 284° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 24.1 mi, 307° NW
Siphon Outlet (Viewpoint) — 24.4 mi, 284° W
Bureau of Reclamation (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 284° W
Army of the West Mormon Batallion Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.8 mi, 284° W
Cibola Raider (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 278° W
Picacho Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 26.9 mi, 300° NW
Picacho State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 33.5 mi, 319° NW
Jail (Historic Ruins) — 34.8 mi, 319° NW
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 319° NW
Windmill Water Pump (Historic Ruins) — 36.3 mi, 318° NW
Palo Verde Historical Museum (Museum) — 70.6 mi, 342° N
Port Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 70.7 mi, 342° N
ICC museo UABC (Museum) — 72.2 mi, 272° W
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (National Monument) — 72.5 mi, 114° SE · 329k acres
Cinema Curto (Theatre) — 74.1 mi, 272° W

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