Artwork · Arizona
Impulsion
Impulsion is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 466 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Horizon Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
- Material
- steel
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates33.63319, -111.87810
- 24.1 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Horizon Park: 0.5 mi
- Bell94 Sports Complex: 0.7 mi
- DC Ranch Park: 1.2 mi
- Thunderbird/Redfield Park: 1.4 mi
- Gateway Trailhead: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Mountains and Rainbows: 1.2 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 4.2 mi
- The Big Derailment: 7.1 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 7.5 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 7.5 mi
Historic sites
- Foundation: 1.9 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 2.7 mi
- USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River: 6.1 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 7.1 mi
- iron statue: 8.8 mi
Attractions
- Whitman Square: 2.6 mi
- Taliesin West: 2.6 mi
- Starfire Golf Club: 3.5 mi
- Pangaea Land of the Dinosaurs: 5.3 mi
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Horseshoe Ridge: 3.1 mi
- Drinkwater Peak: 3.6 mi
- Thompson Peak: 3.9 mi
- McDowell Peak: 3.9 mi
- Tom's Thumb: 5.1 mi
Springs: 60
- Mountain Spring: 4.2 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 14.7 mi
- Blue Mountain Spring: 15.9 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 16.1 mi
- Flemming Spring: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 57
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 2.5 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 7.8 mi
- Scottsdale Community Garden: 8.2 mi
- Putting Green: 8.2 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 9.3 mi
Museums: 40
- Penske Racing Museum: 3.1 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 5.4 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 7.1 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 7.1 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Kiwanis Ramada: 9.7 mi
- Chuparosa Ramada: 9.7 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 9.7 mi
- Red Yucca Ramada: 9.9 mi
- Golden Barrel Ramada: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 5.6 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 6.8 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Gardeners Wall: 5.3 mi
- Morrells Wall: 5.7 mi
- Sven Slab: 6.3 mi
- Coon Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Blue Point: 18.3 mi
Beaches: 2
- Illinois: 20.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Marinette: 22.8 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Camp Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Impulsion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NE 54° | 1,240 m | 5.5 mi |
| McDowell Peak | ENE 63° | 1,230 m | 3.9 mi |
| Thompson Peak | ENE 79° | 1,214 m | 3.9 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NE 49° | 1,196 m | 5.1 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 59° | 1,192 m | 3.6 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NNE 22° | 1,072 m | 11.2 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 21° | 1,060 m | 6.1 mi |
| Cholla Mountain | NNE 17° | 1,038 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:16 | 17:53 | 18:26 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 89 | 93 | 92 | 87 | 75 | 63 | 54 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsdale Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/381857970
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 9 mi
- Scottsdale · 10 mi
- Phoenix · 14 mi
- Mesa · 15 mi
- Tempe · 15 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 18 mi
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