Mountains and Rainbows
Mountains and Rainbows is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 491 m. Apache Peak stands 1,375 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is DC Ranch Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1975
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Apache Trail Historic Road
Named places within 25 miles
- DC Ranch Park: 0.0 mi
- Bell94 Sports Complex: 0.5 mi
- Scottsdale Sports Complex: 1.1 mi
- Gateway Trailhead: 1.5 mi
- Horizon Park: 1.6 mi
- Impulsion: 1.2 mi
- Our Lady of Lourdes & Saint Bernadette Grotto: 3.9 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Mountain Pass Pedestrian Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Foundation: 2.1 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Spire: 2.4 mi
- USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River: 7.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 8.0 mi
- iron statue: 8.2 mi
- Horseshoe Ridge: 2.8 mi
- Drinkwater Peak: 3.6 mi
- McDowell Peak: 4.0 mi
- Thompson Peak: 4.3 mi
- Tom's Thumb: 4.9 mi
- Whitman Square: 3.7 mi
- Taliesin West: 3.7 mi
- Starfire Golf Club: 4.3 mi
- Water Tank: 5.3 mi
- Trail Maintenance Tool Box: 5.5 mi
- Mountain Spring: 4.0 mi
- Grapevine Spring: 13.5 mi
- Blue Mountain Spring: 15.1 mi
- Flemming Spring: 16.0 mi
- Jims Spring: 16.0 mi
- The Potted Plant Inc.: 2.3 mi
- Xeriscape Demonstration Garden: 8.8 mi
- Scottsdale Community Garden: 9.2 mi
- Putting Green: 9.3 mi
- Fountain Hills Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Penske Racing Museum: 2.4 mi
- Museum of Illusions: 6.5 mi
- Scottsdale Railroad Museum: 8.0 mi
- Model Railroad Building: 8.0 mi
- River Of Time Museum: 9.9 mi
- Kiwanis Ramada: 10.4 mi
- Chuparosa Ramada: 10.4 mi
- Ironwood Ramada: 10.4 mi
- Red Yucca Ramada: 10.6 mi
- Golden Barrel Ramada: 10.7 mi
- Reach 11 Recreation Area: 4.9 mi
- Pinnacle Peak Park: 5.8 mi
- Buffalo Ridge Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Echo Canyon Recreation Area: 10.2 mi
- Gardeners Wall: 5.1 mi
- Morrells Wall: 5.5 mi
- Sven Slab: 6.0 mi
- Coon Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Blue Point: 19.1 mi
- Illinois: 21.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 24.9 mi
- Marinette: 22.5 mi
- Wranglers Roost: 23.1 mi
- Camp Creek Falls: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Mountains and Rainbows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Peak | N 8° | 1,375 m | 16.1 mi |
| Continental Mountain | N 359° | 1,356 m | 16.0 mi |
| East End | ENE 66° | 1,240 m | 5.4 mi |
| McDowell Peak | E 79° | 1,230 m | 4.0 mi |
| Thompson Peak | E 94° | 1,214 m | 4.3 mi |
| Tom's Thumb | ENE 62° | 1,196 m | 4.9 mi |
| Drinkwater Peak | ENE 77° | 1,192 m | 3.6 mi |
| Granite Mountain | NNE 27° | 1,072 m | 10.4 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1093248900
Day trips start here
- Fountain Hills · 10 mi
- Scottsdale · 11 mi
- Phoenix · 15 mi
- Mesa · 16 mi
- Tempe · 16 mi
- Greater Phoenix · 18 mi
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