Las Palmas
Las Palmas is a locality in General Plutarco Elías Calles Municipality, Sonora. Las Palmas is situated nearby to the locality Bonanza, as well as near San Miguel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dos Lomitas Ranch and Gachado Well and Line Camp.
Dos Lomitas Ranch
Historic site
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The Dos Lomitas Ranch, also known as the Rattlesnake Ranch, Blankenship Well and the Gray Ranch, was the first of fifteen ranches and line camps in the Gray family cattle business in the Sonoran Desert country north of the US-Mexico border in Arizona.
Gachado Well and Line Camp
Historic site
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The Gachado Well was excavated between 1917 and 1919 near the Arizona-Mexico border in Pima County, Arizona. Named after a stooped mesquite tree, the well served a ranch owned by Lonald Blankenship. Gachado Well and Line Camp is situated 3½ km west of Las Palmas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lukeville and Sonoyta.
Lukeville
Village
Lukeville is a small unincorporated town on the Mexico–United States border in southern Pima County, Arizona, United States. It was started by Charles Luke, brother of World War I aviator Frank Luke, an Arizona native who was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor. Lukeville is situated 6 km northwest of Las Palmas.
Sonoyta
Town
Photo: Alan Levine, CC BY 2.0.
Sonoyta, Sonora, is a town in the northern Mexican state of Sonora. It stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, facing Lukeville, Arizona, in the United States. It is the municipal seat of the municipality of Plutarco Elías Calles. Sonoyta is situated 9 km west of Las Palmas.
Las Palmas
- Type: Locality
- Location: General Plutarco Elías Calles Municipality, Sonora, Northern Mexico, Mexico, North America
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Latitude
31.85975° or 31° 51′ 35″ northLongitude
-112.75286° or 112° 45′ 10″ westElevation
428 metres (1,404 feet)Open location code
8539V65W+VVGeoNames ID
13292364
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In Other Languages
“Las Palmas” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Las Palmas”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dos Lomitas and Blankenship Ranch.
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