1Score 72.0 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Sonoran Desert
A subtropical hot desert of 260,000 square kilometres, home to the saguaro and the organ pipe cactus.
Ajo Attractions
The 5 attractions in this database associated with Ajo, ranked by the site's overall score.
5 attractions
- 2Score 53.4 out of 100
National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
A UNESCO biosphere reserve on the Mexican border, and one of the few places organ pipe cactus grows wild in the US. - 3Score 47.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
El Camino Del Diablo
A 250-mile historic road across the Sonoran Desert in Pima and Yuma counties, listed on the National Register in 1978. - 4Score 41.5 out of 100
Historic Site
New Cornelia mine
An inactive open-pit copper mine at Ajo, a mile and a half across and 1,100 feet deep, with tailings often called the largest US dam. - 5Score 40.4 out of 100
Natural Landmark
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
An 860,010-acre refuge along the Mexican border, established in 1939 for desert bighorn sheep and the third largest in the lower 48 states.
About this list
Attractions are associated with the nearest recognisable destination rather than by municipal boundary, so a place just outside Ajo still appears here if that is how visitors reach it. 1 of these publish an official visitor count, together recording 182,612 visits in their most recent reported year.
Near Ajo
The closest attractions outside Ajo, measured from the places listed above rather than from a town centre nothing occupies.
- Aztec ghost town — 35 miles away, Dateland
- Ventana Cave — 37 miles away, South Central Arizona
- Sears Point — 43 miles away, Dateland
- Gatlin Site — 45 miles away, Gila Bend
- Agua Caliente — 47 miles away, Dateland
- Painted Rock Petroglyph Site — 47 miles away, Dateland
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