- Elevation, modelled
- 305 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hayes Peak1,375 m · 18.2 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:44local time
- Coordinates
- 33.4196, -112.5438
Battlefield Cross is a artwork in Arizona, at a modelled 305 m. Hayes Peak stands 1,375 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sundance Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Material
- bronze
- Inscription
- when a serviceman or a woman is lost in the battlefield, it has become customary to arrange their boots, rifle and helmet in the configuration you see before you. the surviving members of their squad will gather around this 'battlefield cross'
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battlefield Cross. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Peak | ESE 124° | 1,375 m | 18.2 mi |
| Barry Goldwater Peak | N 349° | 1,243 m | 11.0 mi |
| Quartz Peak | SE 126° | 1,235 m | 22.3 mi |
| Butterfly Mountain | SE 125° | 1,221 m | 22.9 mi |
| Montezuma Sleeping | SE 124° | 1,113 m | 20.9 mi |
| Baacon | N 5° | 914 m | 8.2 mi |
| Maricopa Peak | ESE 104° | 769 m | 24.9 mi |
| Margies Peak | SSW 191° | 760 m | 18.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sundance Park: 0.0 mi
- Windmill Park: 1.7 mi
- Blue Horizons Park: 3.3 mi
- Eden Park: 3.7 mi
- Marketside Park: 3.9 mi
Attractions
- Victory Steps at Verrado: 6.6 mi
- Star Tower: 8.8 mi
- APM Tech Specialist: 10.9 mi
- Rhinoceros: 11.5 mi
- Primates: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 26
- Hobo Joe Statue: 4.2 mi
- Saint Thomas Aquinas: 11.7 mi
- SPAD XIII Model: 13.4 mi
- Our Lady of Guadalupe: 16.5 mi
- Risen Jesus Christ the Redeemer: 16.5 mi
Peaks: 25
- Crest Summit: 4.3 mi
- Javelina Summit: 4.4 mi
- Valley Vista: 5.1 mi
- Pyrite Summit: 5.5 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Saint John Paul II: 11.7 mi
- Medal of Honor Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Memorial to Unborn Children: 16.5 mi
- The Dedication Stone: 16.5 mi
- Vaya Con Dios Air Fighter Memorial: 17.4 mi
Museums: 5
- Buckeye Valley Museum: 3.8 mi
- Sun Cities Area Historical Society/Del Webb Sun Cities Museum: 19.2 mi
- Arizona Doll & Toy Museum: 22.3 mi
- The Bead Museum: 22.4 mi
- Glendale Police Museum: 22.4 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Skyline Regional Park: 5.5 mi
- Estrella Mountain Regional Park: 11.2 mi
- White Tank Mountain Regional Park: 13.2 mi
- Tres Rios Wetlands: 15.7 mi
- Tres Rios Hayfield Trailhead: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 2
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 17.7 mi
- Prayer Garden: 20.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Arlington Volcano: 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Marinette: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:07 | 19:44 |
| September equinox | 06:19 | 17:56 | 18:28 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 80 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 87 | 75 | 62 | 53 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Litchfield Park, 12 mi away.
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