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Blessed Mother Mary

Blessed Mother Mary from directly overhead

Blessed Mother Mary is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 385 m. Barry Goldwater Peak stands 1,243 m to the east, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Joseph, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Harquahala Mountain Back Country Byway passes 27 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
concrete

How to reach it

Coordinates33.56707, -112.87376

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bloom Park: 9.7 mi
  • Windrose Park: 9.9 mi
  • Sunflower Park: 10.0 mi
  • Dahlia Park: 10.1 mi
  • Poppy Park: 10.3 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Hot Rock Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Flatiron Mountain: 2.4 mi
  • Belmont Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Burnt Mountain: 11.9 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 4
Attractions: 3
Natural arches: 2
  • Belmont Arch: 4.7 mi
  • Vulture Arch: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
  • Vulture City: 17.6 mi
  • Gillespie Dam Interpretive Center: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blessed Mother Mary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barry Goldwater PeakE 88°1,243 m17.0 mi
Vulture PeakNNE 12°1,102 m22.0 mi
Black ButteNNW 337°1,078 m20.8 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNW 307°1,042 m12.8 mi
Big Horn PeakW 281°1,041 m16.1 mi
Twin PeaksN 7°1,028 m23.8 mi
Saddle MountainSW 228°925 m13.0 mi
Caballeros PeaksNNE 14°920 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3618:1118:43
June solstice05:2319:0919:46
September equinox06:2017:5718:30
December solstice07:3316:5017:28

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525560667686919084726052
Precip in1.41.41.00.30.10.10.91.11.10.70.70.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wittmann 1SE, 25 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11074313168

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