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Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto

Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto from directly overhead

Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto is an artwork in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 426 m. Black Mesa stands 1,430 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Paseo Highlands Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates33.69663, -112.13174

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Paseo Highlands Park: 0.0 mi
  • Adobe Mountain Park: 0.5 mi
  • Adobe Mountain Desert Railway Park: 1.3 mi
  • Stetson Hills Park: 1.9 mi
  • The Post Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Attractions
Historic sites
Springs: 60
  • Jims Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Apache Spring: 13.5 mi
  • Burro Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Chalky Spring: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 49
Museums: 35
Nature reserves: 23
Picnic sites: 22
  • Maricopa Area 3: 8.5 mi
  • Tewa Area 5: 8.6 mi
  • Pima Area 4: 8.7 mi
  • Havasupi Area 8: 8.7 mi
  • Quechan Area 7: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 1
  • Camp Creek Falls: 22.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Paseo Highlands Agave Grotto. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Black MesaNNE 29°1,430 m18.0 mi
McDowell PeakE 98°1,230 m18.2 mi
Elephant MountainNNE 32°1,192 m16.2 mi
Drinkwater PeakE 98°1,192 m17.9 mi
Sugarloaf MountainNNE 33°1,177 m17.7 mi
Troon MountainE 86°1,060 m16.8 mi
Black MountainNE 53°1,030 m13.7 mi
Lone MountainNE 55°1,022 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3318:0818:41
June solstice05:1919:0619:43
September equinox06:1717:5418:27
December solstice07:3016:4717:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763707887929286756253
Precip in1.21.21.10.40.20.00.81.00.70.70.90.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenix Deer Valley Muni AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8899305654

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