Jack Knife
Jack Knife is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West, a museum 0.1 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1993
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 22.4 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- Lovely Bride: 0.1 mi
- Visitors Center: 2.4 mi
- Majestic Mariposas: 2.4 mi
- Akimel O'Odham Kitchen: 2.5 mi
- The Hole in the Rock: 2.7 mi
- One-Eyed Jack: 0.1 mi
- The Yearlings: 0.2 mi
- Winfield Scott Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Windows to the West: 0.3 mi
- LOVE: 0.4 mi
- Scottsdale Civic Center Mall: 0.4 mi
- Lafayette Parkway: 0.4 mi
- Osborn Park: 0.9 mi
- Colony Park: 0.9 mi
- Paiute Park: 0.9 mi
- Tree of Life: 2.1 mi
- Crucifix: 2.2 mi
- Tall Cross: 2.5 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Barry Goldwater Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Barnes Butte: 2.4 mi
- Papago Buttes: 2.4 mi
- Camelback Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Hole in the Rock: 2.7 mi
- The Praying Monk: 3.0 mi
- South Scottsdale Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Desert Botanical Garden Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Desert Botanical Garden: 2.3 mi
- Boulder Garden: 2.4 mi
- Ottosen Entry Garden: 2.4 mi
- Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West: 0.1 mi
- Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art: 0.3 mi
- Shemer Art Center: 2.6 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 3.0 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 3.1 mi
- Elliot Ramada: 2.6 mi
- Ramada #1: 8.2 mi
- Ramada #2=: 8.2 mi
- Ramada #5: 8.3 mi
- Ramada #6: 8.3 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
- Hayden Butte Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Rio Salado Audubon Center: 9.7 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 10.4 mi
- South Mountain Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 12.6 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 14.8 mi
- Morrells Wall: 15.2 mi
- Sven Slab: 15.7 mi
- Coon Bluff: 16.5 mi
- Mountain Spring: 13.8 mi
- Agua Chiquita Spring: 23.5 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 24.1 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 24.6 mi
- Illinois: 11.9 mi
- Marinette: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Jack Knife. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| East End | NNE 30° | 1,240 m | 14.8 mi |
| McDowell Peak | NNE 29° | 1,230 m | 13.1 mi |
| Thompson Peak | NNE 33° | 1,214 m | 12.4 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | NNE 27° | 1,196 m | 14.7 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | NNE 27° | 1,192 m | 13.0 mi |
| Troon Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,060 m | 16.1 mi |
| Sunrise Peak | NE 46° | 935 m | 11.7 mi |
| Usery Mountain | E 88° | 905 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:05 | 19:42 |
| September equinox | 06:17 | 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 | 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/10566110481
Day trips start here
- Scottsdale · 1 mi
- Tempe · 6 mi
- Mesa · 8 mi
- Phoenix · 8 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 9 mi
- Guadalupe · 9 mi
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