Desert Rose
Desert Rose is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 378 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2016
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Mesa Musical Shadows: 0.0 mi
- Two Horses: 0.0 mi
- The Wall Street Farmer: 0.1 mi
- Pete’s Place: 0.1 mi
- W.H. Passey: 0.1 mi
- Plaza at Mesa City Center: 0.1 mi
- Rendezvous Park: 0.4 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.4 mi
- Pioneer Park: 0.7 mi
- Temple Square: 0.7 mi
- Engine 2355: 0.7 mi
- King Ben's Castle: 1.9 mi
- Scarizona Scaregrounds: 2.8 mi
- Simply Smashing: 4.5 mi
- Pillar of Knowledge: 6.0 mi
- Mesa Grande Cultural Park: 1.6 mi
- Mesa Monument: 2.2 mi
- Never Forget Garden: 2.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Peace Pole: 2.8 mi
- Hayden Butte: 6.1 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 7.2 mi
- Papago Buttes: 7.8 mi
- Bell Butte: 7.9 mi
- Barnes Butte: 8.1 mi
- Mesa Urban Garden: 0.3 mi
- Pioneer Park Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
- Brinton Desert Botanical Garden: 2.3 mi
- The Rose Garden at Mesa Community College: 2.8 mi
- Outback Arbor: 2.8 mi
- Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum: 0.0 mi
- Arizona Museum of Natural History: 0.2 mi
- idea Museum: 0.3 mi
- Zarco Guerrero: 1.6 mi
- Mesa Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
- Public Viewing Area: 6.7 mi
- Ramada #5: 6.8 mi
- Ramada #6: 6.8 mi
- Ramada #2=: 6.8 mi
- Ramada #1: 6.8 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat: 8.8 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 10.6 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 11.8 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Chinese Wall: 13.5 mi
- Coon Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Blue Point: 18.0 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 18.5 mi
- Morrells Wall: 18.8 mi
- Mountain Spring: 17.8 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 19.9 mi
- Hackberry Spring: 23.1 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 24.0 mi
- Second Water Spring: 24.9 mi
- Illinois: 5.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.5 mi
- Goldfield Ghost Town: 20.0 mi
- Massacre Falls: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Desert Rose. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | N 5° | 1,240 m | 18.4 mi |
| McDowell Peak | N 3° | 1,230 m | 16.9 mi |
| Thompson Peak | N 4° | 1,214 m | 15.9 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | N 1° | 1,192 m | 17.0 mi |
| Dome Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,009 m | 17.6 mi |
| Pass Mountain | ENE 70° | 1,007 m | 14.4 mi |
| Santan Mountain | SSE 157° | 949 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NNE 12° | 935 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:39 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:04 | 19:41 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:46 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Phoenix).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 55 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 77 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 85 | 74 | 62 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9042310965
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