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Bent of Tau Beta Pi

Bent of Tau Beta Pi from directly overhead

Bent of Tau Beta Pi is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 1,583 m. Mount Union stands 2,427 m to the south, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Campus Miniature Model, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Mingus Mountain Scenic Road passes 15 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
The Bent of Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society Arizona Delta Chapter Chartered April 11, 2015 Dedicated to the College of Engineering April 2017
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Coordinates34.61479, -112.45106
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Whipple Peak: 3.5 mi
  • Watson: 4.3 mi
  • Glassford Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Glassford Hill Summit: 4.7 mi
  • Badger Mountain: 5.3 mi
Springs
  • Mint Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Cowell Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Fireplace Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Pole Spring: 6.1 mi
  • Spence Creek Spring: 6.2 mi
Parks: 43
  • Heritage Park: 0.6 mi
  • C: 0.6 mi
  • Jim McCasland Willow Creek Park: 0.7 mi
  • Montana Estates Community Park: 1.5 mi
  • Watson Lake Park: 2.4 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 10
Attractions: 8
  • Granite Dells: 2.6 mi
  • Whiskey Row: 5.2 mi
  • Freedom Station Family Fun Center: 6.7 mi
  • Lynx Creek Gold Pan Day Use Area: 7.0 mi
  • Montimer Farms: 13.5 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Campus Miniature Model: 0.1 mi
  • Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 811: 0.2 mi
  • Upper Granite Creek Watershed: 5.1 mi
  • Cowboy at Rest: 5.3 mi
  • Native American statues: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Watson Wood Preserve: 3.1 mi
  • Granite Mountain Peregrine Closure: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Healing Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Co-creation Garden: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Bent of Tau Beta Pi. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount UnionS 169°2,427 m14.1 mi
Mount DavisSSE 167°2,407 m13.4 mi
Woodchute MountainENE 59°2,391 m18.2 mi
Mount TritleS 178°2,368 m13.7 mi
Moscow PeakSSE 168°2,343 m15.0 mi
Spruce MountainSSE 166°2,336 m10.8 mi
Granite BenchmarkWNW 285°2,325 m6.0 mi
Hickey MountainENE 69°2,310 m16.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3418:0918:42
June solstice05:1819:0919:47
September equinox06:1917:5518:28
December solstice07:3416:4517:24

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404248546272777569584739
Precip in1.21.31.00.50.50.31.92.51.30.80.71.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prescott Love FLD, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10234715768

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